Word Meanings - HURL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To twist or turn. "Hurled or crooked feet." Fuller. (more info) 1. To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a stone or lance. And hurl'd them headlong to their fleet and main.

Additional info about word: HURL

To twist or turn. "Hurled or crooked feet." Fuller. (more info) 1. To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a stone or lance. And hurl'd them headlong to their fleet and main. Pope. 2. To emit or utter with vehemence or impetuosity; as, to hurl charges or invective. Spenser. 3. Etym:

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of HURL)

• Cast
• Hurl
• send down
• throw
• fling
• pitch
• impel
• project
• construct
• mold
• frame
• Fling
• emit
• toss
• hurl
• ejaculate
• Launch
• Propel
• embark
• expatiate
• enlarge
• Project Throw
• cast
• propel
• shoot
• discharge
• propound
• intend
• forecast
• jut
• extend
• reach
• bulge
• stand out
• drive
• urge

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of HURL)

• Recal
• withdraw
• draw
• retract
• pull
• attract
• rebound
• recoil
• adduce
• revert
• rebate

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  Dressed with garlands of flowers. Milton.
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