HURLING Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

hurling

verb

Definition of hurling

present participle of hurl

as in vomiting

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth that meal was so gross I thought I was going to hurl

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as in flying

to proceed or move quickly a fighter jet hurled through the sky

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as in throwing

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm hurled snowballs at each other

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Recent Examples of hurling The storm was still hurling in a few bands of rain to Kauai early Monday, but its worst conditions are now over with, giving residents and officials space to deal with its aftermath. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 Ryan released the child, after which he was handcuffed and is accused of hurling insults at the responding police officer, according to the police report. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026 After hurling six scoreless innings in Tuesday’s 2-0 win over the Cardinals, Weathers expressed a willingness to pitch in relief. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 Video from outside the arena shows counterprotesters shouting through megaphones, hurling slurs and attempting to rip XX-XY shirts from the hands of Cunningham’s supporters. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 While brief, the gag points to the extreme side of identity politics, where hurling accusations against others for their online transgressions is all too common. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026 That would entail hurling Starship on a longer-range trajectory, perhaps into low-Earth orbit, to bring the vehicle back to the launch site. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026 One morning later in camp, Burns staged a fight, resulting in defensive lineman Keith Millard hurling the mannequin off the roof of a building next to the practice fields. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Zeus and Poseidon are at it again—one hurling thunderbolts, the other whipping the sea into a frenzy. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurling

Verb

The people who genuinely benefit are those vomiting or experiencing diarrhoea badly enough to be dehydrated.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
When his parents brought him to an emergency room, his symptoms were vomiting, fatigue, lethargy, and weakness.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of vomiting

Verb

Grichuk put a good swing on a slider while flying out to left field.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
It was later revealed that the plane had been overloaded by 700 pounds and the pilot, who had cocaine and alcohol in his system, was not authorized to be flying, according to CBS.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of flying

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Former Michigan quarterback Davis Warren was the biggest surprise, throwing for a career-high 310 of Stanford’s 468 total yards.

— Justin Williams, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Jones and Chisholm launched back-to-back homers to give Gerrit Cole a 3-0 lead before even throwing a pitch in his latest return home.

— Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of throwing

Verb

The core experience for me is being in the car, just having a good time, feeling the downforce, feeling the Gs, hearing the sound, and racing the car on a track.

— Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
Interoception shifts focus away from racing thoughts and back into physical sensations.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of racing

Verb

During the friendship arc, fans can see Hawkins High School, while in a darker moment, windows will be illuminated with the images of scurrying rats.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
Hikers often spot these charismatic creatures perched on boulders or scurrying through wildflowers.

— Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of scurrying

Verb

In its breathless finale, Curry races through the mansion reconstructing every murder, flinging himself through doors and corridors while maintaining the verbal precision of a stage actor performing at double speed.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Similar tomato-flinging events have taken place in Florida, London, Amsterdam, the Colombian town of Sutamarchán and Hyderabad, India.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of flinging

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