CEFR B1

hurtled

verb

Meaning

hurtled means to move rapidly, violently, or without control. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

Pieces of broken glass hurtled through the air.
He hurtled the wad of paper angrily at the trash can and missed by a mile.

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hurtled (B1)

verb

Definition

hurtled means to move rapidly, violently, or without control. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

Pieces of broken glass hurtled through the air.
He hurtled the wad of paper angrily at the trash can and missed by a mile.
The lesson showed how to hurtled in a natural sentence.

How to Use hurtled

to hurtled (verb pattern): Use the infinitive form when naming the action. — "The lesson showed when to hurtled."
hurtled in context (usage pattern): Check the sentence to see who does the action. — "We studied how hurtled works in context."

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