hurtled

verb

Definition of hurtlednext
past tense of hurtle
1
as in sped
to proceed or move quickly the probe hurtled through space to its destination: Jupiter

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2
as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm competitors taking turns hurtling their javelins down the field

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurtled
  1. hurled
  2. tossed
  3. flung
  4. drove
  5. jumped
  6. zipped
Verb
  • Queen scored 17 points and, with Orlando clinging to a one-point lead with 12 seconds remaining, hurled a pass to da Silva in the left corner.
    Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • At another nearby grove, settlers hurled stones, injuring one of the Palestinian pickers.
    Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of hurled
Verb
  • Investigators examined the cell phone and found multiple text messages, but the information could not lead them to the suspect who tossed the firearm.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • While the Mustangs’ defense held tall early, starting quarterback Kelvin Jennings tossed two backbreaking pick sixes in the first and second quarter.
    Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of tossed
Verb
  • The mind reels at the musical darts that the late Phil Ochs could have flung in the direction of the person who’s about to re-enter the White House.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Lawmakers from the other side shoved them and the chairs back and squirted or flung water at them from plastic bottles.
    Taijing Wu and Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of flung
Verb
  • Mayfield drove the Bucs from their own 29-yard line to the Cowboys 11 with just under a minute left, and Tampa Bay called a timeout.
    Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And my hunger drove me to take a bite of choripán here and a sándwich de miga there.
    Lola Méndez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of drove
Verb
  • In other words, long-term borrowing costs have jumped nearly 1% in just three months.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Cavaliers jumped out to 15 straight wins to begin the year and have kept up that pace even with four losses on the year.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of jumped
Verb
  • Tippett aggressively zipped over to Sillinger and laid him out, upending the young center before making his way to the bench for a line change.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • And the quarter-zip top can be zipped all the way up to protect your neck from the elements.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of zipped
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