hurling
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hurl
slang
1. To vomit. Geez, I thought I was going to hurl out on that boat—I felt so seasick! When I had the flu, I spent most of the time hurling. After such a turbulent plane ride, we all felt like we were going to hurl.
2. Vomit. Ew, there's hurl on the floor. Someone call the janitor! Ugh, the sight of hurl instantly makes me gag. A: "What happened? The whole car smells like hurl!" B: "Yeah, Tommy got sick on the drive home."
hurl around
1. Literally, to fling or throw something in a careless or irresponsible manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hurl" and "around." If you keep hurling your tablet around like that, you're going to break it. You know Dad, he breaks those cheap drugstore glasses in days because he just hurls them around. How did you teach your kids to be responsible with their belongings? My kids just hurl their things around without so much as a second thought!
2. By extension, to use something, typically words, in a careless or irresponsible manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hurl" and "around." Wow, I can't believe Becky just came into your office and started hurling around accusations like that. Let's not hurl around threats in front of the nice policeman, hmm? Management loves to hurl around the promise of a promotion without ever following through!
hurl away (from someone or something)
To move something away from someone or something by throwing it, usually forcefully. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hurl" and "away." The rescue workers hurled the debris away from the whining dog. It was hard to hurl the snow away from the missing skier because it was packed in so tightly. The dog furiously hurled grass and dirt away from his buried bone.
hurl down
To throw something down, usually in a forceful or violent manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hurl" and "down." The coach hurled down his playbook and proceeded to scream at the referee. Amy hurled her doll down before having a tantrum in the middle of the playground. The frustrated player hurled down his batting helmet, only to have it bounce back and hit him in the face.
hurl insults (at one)
To insult one in rapid succession. That bully is constantly hurling insults at the other kids in class. Don't mind them, they always hurl insults at each other. They bicker like an old married couple. Hey, there's no need to hurl insults—we had nothing to do with the delay!
hurl out
1. To throw or toss someone or something out of some place or thing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hurl" and "out." Some jerk in the car ahead of me just opened his window and hurled out a bunch of trash, right there in the middle of traffic! The two guards carried the intruder to the door by the arms and hurled him out. I know you're in a rush, but you can't just hurl those ornaments out of the box like that—they're glass!
2. To eject or remove someone from some place or thing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hurl" and "out." If you keep heckling the comedian, you're going to get hurled out by one of the bouncers. I can't believe she just hurled me out of her life after one silly argument! It's my club, and I don't hesitate to hurl out troublemakers—got it?
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hurl someone or something down
to throw or push someone or something downward to the ground. Roger hurled the football down and it bounced away wildly. He hurled down the football in anger. The angry player hurled the ball down.
hurl someone or something out (of some place)
and hurl someone or something outto throw someone or something out of some place. The manager hurled them out of the tavern. The manager hurled out the annoying people.
hurl something around
to throw something, such as words, around carelessly. Don't just go hurling foul words around like they didn't mean anything. You are just hurling around words!
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
hurl
1. in. to empty one’s stomach; to vomit. (see also earl.) I think I gotta go hurl.
2. n. vomit. There’s hurl all over the bathroom floor!
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