Hurtling
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of something being hurtled or thrown.
"He clasped his hands over the breast of the brave young Irish volunteer, who had come so willingly with him from the same State, who had stood so gallantly by his side in the deadly hurtlings of battle […]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of hurtle form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"The big, yellow bus came hurtling down the street."
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