hurtle

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈhɝtəl/ UK /ˈhɜːtəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to move or rush with great speed and often recklessly

The boulder came hurtling down the slope toward the road.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to move or rush with great... rush speed careen hurl race barrel charge

Opposites

crawl dawdle creep

Word family

Derived forms hurtling

Related forms hurt

Etymology

From Middle English hurtlen ('to dash against, collide'), a frequentative of hurten ('to strike'), from Old French hurter ('to strike, knock against'). Originally meant 'to collide noisily'.

hurter fro-nor

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# hurtle

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈhɝtəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhɜːtəl/

## Meanings
1. to move or rush with great speed and often recklessly

## Examples
- The boulder came hurtling down the slope toward the road.

## Synonyms
- rush
- speed
- careen
- hurl
- race
- barrel
- charge

## Antonyms
- crawl
- dawdle
- creep

## Derived Forms
- hurtling

## Related Forms
- hurt

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hurter

## Etymology
From Middle English hurtlen ('to dash against, collide'), a frequentative of hurten ('to strike'), from Old French hurter ('to strike, knock against'). Originally meant 'to collide noisily'.

## AI Etymology
Hurtle comes from Middle English hurtlen ('to dash against, collide'), a frequentative of hurten ('to strike'), from Old French hurter ('to strike, knock against'). Originally meant 'to collide noisily'. The etymological trail includes Old French hurter. As a verb, hurtle means to move or rush with great speed and often recklessly. The same family is visible in derived forms such as hurtling and related forms such as hurt.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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