hurtle
verb/ˈhɜːtl/
/ˈhɜːrtl/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they hurtle | /ˈhɜːtl/ /ˈhɜːrtl/ |
| he / she / it hurtles | /ˈhɜːtlz/ /ˈhɜːrtlz/ |
| past simple hurtled | /ˈhɜːtld/ /ˈhɜːrtld/ |
| past participle hurtled | /ˈhɜːtld/ /ˈhɜːrtld/ |
| -ing form hurtling | /ˈhɜːtlɪŋ/ /ˈhɜːrtlɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. to move very fast in a particular direction
- A runaway car came hurtling towards us.
Extra Examples- He grabbed the gun and sent it hurtling across the room.
- hurtling along in a sports car
- A train came hurtling through the station.
- He was hurtling along in his brand new car.
- Overbalancing, she hurtled forward down the stairs.
- Two ambulances hurtled towards the scene.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHurtle is used with these nouns as the subject:- train
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘strike against, collide with’): frequentative of hurt.Definitions on the go
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