hurtle

hurtle
    v 1: move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled
         by"
    2: make a thrusting forward movement [syn: {lunge}, {hurl},
       {hurtle}, {thrust}]
    3: throw forcefully [syn: {hurl}, {hurtle}, {cast}]
    

Hurtle \Hur"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hurtled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Hurtling}.] [OE. hurtlen, freq. of hurten. See {Hurt}, v.
   t., and cf. {Hurl}.]
   1. To meet with violence or shock; to clash; to jostle.
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            Together hurtled both their steeds.   --Fairfax.
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   2. To move rapidly; to wheel or rush suddenly or with
      violence; to whirl round rapidly; to skirmish.
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            Now hurtling round, advantage for to take.
                                                  --Spenser.
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            Down the hurtling cataract of the ages. --R. L.
                                                  Stevenson.
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   3. To make a threatening sound, like the clash of arms; to
      make a sound as of confused clashing or confusion; to
      resound.
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            The noise of battle hurtled in the air. --Shak.
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            The earthquake sound
            Hurtling 'death the solid ground.     --Mrs.
                                                  Browning.
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Hurtle \Hur"tle\, v. t.
   1. To move with violence or impetuosity; to whirl; to
      brandish. [Obs.]
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            His harmful club he gan to hurtle high. --Spenser.
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   2. To push; to jostle; to hurl.
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            And he hurtleth with his horse adown. --Chaucer.
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139 Moby Thesaurus words for "hurtle":
      assault, bang, bang into, bear, bear upon, bolt, boost, bowl, buck,
      bull, bulldoze, bump, bump against, bump into, bunt, butt,
      butt against, cannon, career, carom, carom into, cast, catapult,
      chuck, chunk, clash, collide, come into collision, concuss,
      confront each other, crack up, cram, crash, crash into, crowd,
      crump, crunch, dart, dash, dash into, dig, drive, elbow, encounter,
      fall foul of, fire, fling, flip, force, fork, foul, goad, haste,
      hasten, heave, hie, hit, hit against, hump, hump it, hurl, hurry,
      hurt, hustle, impinge, jab, jam, jerk, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle,
      knock, knock against, lance, launch, let fly, lob, make haste,
      meet, nudge, pass, peg, pelt, percuss, pile drive, pitch,
      pitchfork, plunge, poke, post, press, prod, punch, push, put,
      put the shot, race, ram, ram down, rattle, run, run against,
      run into, rush, scamper, scoot, scour, scramble, scud, scurry,
      scuttle, serve, shake, shoot, shoulder, shove, shy, sideswipe,
      skedaddle, slam into, sling, smack into, smash, smash into,
      smash up, snap, speed, step on it, stress, strike, strike against,
      tamp, tear, throw, thrust, tilt, toss, whomp