hurl
v. C1 Advanced US //ˈhɝɫ// UK //hˈɜːl// hurl
v. to throw something with a lot of force and speed. You use this when you want to show that someone is very angry or just throwing something hard.
v. to throw something forcefully or violently. Often used to describe the act of throwing a ball in sports or the physical manifestation of intense anger.
He hurled the ball across the field.
The angry crowd hurled stones at the police as they tried to enter the stadium.
In the heat of the argument, he hurled his coffee cup against the wall, leaving a large stain that would take hours to clean.
Inherited from Middle English hurlen, of onomatopoeic origin; compare hurry, hurtle.