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Definitions for Hurling

[1] the act of throwing or casting, especially with great force or strength.
[2] a traditionally Irish game played by two teams of 15 players each on a rectangular field 140 yards (128 meters) long, points being scored by hitting, pushing, carrying, or throwing the leather-covered ball between the goalposts at the opponent's end of the field with a wide-bladed stick resembling a hockey stick.
[3] (in parts of Britain, especially Cornwall) a traditional, rural game in which two groups of players, using methods similar to those of football, vie for possession of a ball or other object and try to carry or hurl it into their own parish, village, farm, etc.
[4] to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
[5] to throw or cast down.
[6] to utter with vehemence: to hurl insults at the umpire.
[7] to throw a missile.
[8] Baseball . to pitch a ball.
[9] a forcible or violent throw; fling.
[10] a traditional Irish game resembling hockey and lacrosse, played with sticks and a ball between two teams of 15 players each
[11] (tr) to throw or propel with great force
[12] (tr) to utter with force; yell to hurl insults
[13] (hʌrl ) Scot to transport or be transported in a driven vehicle
[14] the act or an instance of hurling
[15] (hʌrl ) Scot a ride in a driven vehicle

Words related to Hurling

lob, fire, heave, sling, fling, propel, launch, toss, chunk, gun, send, chuck, project, cast, pitch, peg, bung

Words nearby Hurling

hurds, hurdy-gurdy, hurl, hurler's syndrome, hurley, hurling, hurloid facies, hurly, hurly-burly, hurok, huron

Origin of Hurling

1175–1225; Middle English hurlen, equivalent to hur- (perhaps akin to hurry) + -len -le; akin to Low German hurreln to toss, Frisian hurreln to roar (said of the wind), dialectal German hurlen to roll, rumble (said of thunder)

Words that may be confused with Hurling

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, hurlhurdle, hurl, hurtle

Other words from Hurling

hurl·er , noun
out·hurl , verb (used with object)
un·hurled , adjective

Word origin for Hurling

C13: probably of imitative origin

Synonyms for Hurling

fire, fling, heave, lob, sling, bung, cast, chuck, chunk, gun, launch, peg, pitch, project, propel, send, toss, let fly