Hurl

v. t. [imp. & p. p. HURLED; p. pr. & vb. n. HURLING.] [O. Eng. harle, hurle; Fr. hurler, to howl, yell, shriek, It. urlare, from Lat. ululare, probably transferred from the voice to a noisy and tumultuous throwing. Cf., e. g., a passage in Milton, “Highly they raged against the Highest, Hurling defiance toward the vault of heaven;” but perhaps hurl is only a modification of whirl.] 1. To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; to emit with effort or energy; as, to hurl a stone or lance. And hurl them headlong to their fleet and main. Pope. 2. To twist or turn. [Obs.] He himself had hurled or crooked feet. Fuller.

v. i. 1. To move rapidly; to whirl. [Rare.] 2. To play at a kind of game of ball. Halliwell.

n. 1. The act of hurling or throwing with violence; a cast; a fling. 2. Tumult; riot; commotion. Knolles.