hurl
/hɜːl/
To hurl means to throw something with great force or, informally, to vomit.
Examples
- The dog hurled on the carpet after eating the trash.
- She decided to hurl the old diary into the trash.
- Hurl the ball across the field before the whistle.
- He will hurl the package onto the truck.
- The protester hurled stones at the police line.
Meanings
Originally meant to cast or fling, later narrowed to a forceful throw.
Examples
- Hurl the ball across the field before the whistle.
- She decided to hurl the old diary into the trash.
- The protester hurled stones at the police line.
- He will hurl the package onto the truck.
- During the game, the player hurled the frisbee with speed.
Developed from the notion of forcefully throwing something upward, applied to bodily fluids.
Examples
- After the roller coaster, he had to hurl in the bathroom.
- She felt sick and hurled after the bad sushi.
- The dog hurled on the carpet after eating the trash.
- He couldn't stop hurling during the nausea episode.
- The illness made him hurl several times.