hurling Definition

hurl
verb hurled, hurling

1. To fling violently.

Thesaurus: fling, propel, heave, cast, catapult, launch, pitch, project, sling, throw.
2. To utter with force and spite.

Example: hurl abuse
intr
3. To play the game of hurling.

noun

1. An act of hurling.

Etymology: 13c.

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hurling
hurley
noun

1. A traditional Irish game resembling hockey, played by two teams of 15, with curved broad-bladed sticks or hurleys, and a hide-covered cork ball.

Etymology: 16c: from hurl.