hurl in American English · 1. to throw or fling with great force or vigor · 2. to throw or cast down · 3. to utter with vehemence. to hurl insults at the umpire. intransitive ...DictionaryGrammarBlogSchoolScrabbleThesaurusTranslatorQuizMoreResourcesMorefromCollinsEnglishChineseFrenchGermanHindiItalianPortugueseSpanishGrammarHomeEnglishEnglishUsageGrammarPatternsFrenchGermanItalianSpanishEnglishGrammarinHindiLanguageLoversLearningEnglishLearningFrenchLearningGermanLearningItalianLearningSpanishScrabbleHomeWordcheckerHelpToolsEnglishThesaurusWordListsAmericanThesaurusCollinsWordoftheDayPaulNobleMethodResourcesVideoPronunciationWordoftheYearAboutUsAdvertisewithusB2BPartnershipsCollinsCOBUILDCollinsELTContactUsDictionaryAPIHarperCollinsPublishersWordBanksEnglishFrenchSpanishMoredictionariesMoreHindiChineseGermanItalianPortugueseDefinitionof 'hurl'  Share×Credits×hurl(hɜːʳl)Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresenttensehurls,presentparticiplehurling,pasttense,pastparticiplehurled1. verbIfyouhurlsomething,youthrowitviolentlyandwithalotofforce.Groupsofangryyouthshurledstonesatpolice.[VERBnounpreposition]Oneprisonersetfiretoragsandhurledthemintothecourtyard.[VERBnounpreposition]Simoncaughtthegrenadeandhurleditback.[VERBnounwithadverb]Gangsriotedlastnight,breakingstorefrontwindowsandhurlingrocksandbottles.[VERBnoun]Synonyms:throw,fling,chuck[informal],send MoreSynonymsofhurl2. verbIfyouhurlabuseorinsultsatsomeone,youshoutinsultsatthemaggressively.Howwouldyouhandlebeinglockedinthebackofacabwhilethedriverhurledabuseatyou?[VERBnoun+at][AlsoVERBnoun]MoreSynonymsofhurlCOBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishersVideo:pronunciationofhurlYoumayalsolikeEnglishQuizConfusablesSynonymsof'hurl'LanguageLover'sBlogFrenchTranslationof'hurl'TranslateyourtextPronunciationPlaylistsWordoftheday:'clemency'HindiTranslationof'hurl'NEWfromCollins!EnglishGrammarCollinsAppshurlinBritishEnglish(hɜːl)verb1. (transitive)tothroworpropelwithgreatforce2. (transitive)toutterwithforce;yelltoh