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hurtle

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 /hurtle: /ˈh3ːrtəl//



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2018
hur•tle /ˈhɜrtəl/USA pronunciation   v. [no object], -tled, -tling. 
  1. to move with great speed:The car hurtled down the road.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2018
hur•tle  (hûr′tl),USA pronunciation v.,  -tled, -tling, n. 
v.i. 
  1. to rush violently;
    move with great speed:The car hurtled down the highway.
  2. to move or go noisily or resoundingly, as with violent or rapid motion:The sound was deafening, as tons of snow hurtled down the mountain.
  3. [Archaic.]to strike together or against something;
    collide.

v.t. 
  1. to drive violently;
    fling;
    dash.
  2. [Archaic.]to dash against;
    collide with.

n. 
  1. [Archaic.]clash;
    collision;
    shock;
    clatter.
  • Middle English hurtle, equivalent. to hurt(en) (see hurt) + -le -le 1175–1225
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged speed, fly, race, rush, shoot.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

hurtle /ˈhɜːtəl/ vb
  1. to project or be projected very quickly, noisily, or violently
Etymology: 13th Century hurtlen, from hurten to strike; see hurt1
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