- present participle of hurtle.
hurtling
Example Sentences
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A billionaire buying a fashion magazine is akin to a plane hurtling toward the ground, only for a passenger to confidently take the controls, despite having zero flying experience.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
The Lakers are hurtling toward becoming the first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Asian carp have been hurtling into boaters throughout the Midwest, where some now wear helmets and cups for protection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
The Artemis astronauts hurtling back home after circling the Moon have had regular communication with their team on Earth, but on Tuesday they got to chat with colleagues floating elsewhere in space.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
And Harry was hurtling back out of those wide, tunnellike pupils and Gregorovitch’s face was stricken with terror.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
