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Synonyms for hurl

34 synonyms
3 meanings

verb

Most common

throw toss fling heave

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Throw — to throw (something) with force

throw, fling, toss, heave, chuck, sling, lob, launch, propel, dash, pitch, send, whip, dart, shoot, huck, lance, shy, pitchfork, bong, peck, bowl

2. Throw up — to vomit

throw up, vomit, erupt, spew, puke, retch, disgorge, regurgitate, upchuck informal, barf slang

3. Thrust

Definitions

v. 1
To throw (something) with force.
v. 2
To vomit.
v. 3
To utter (harsh or derogatory speech), especially at its target.
The gangs hurled abuse at each other.

Related words

Word family: hurler

Forms

Past participle: hurled
e.g. hurled → thrun, tossed, heaved, chucked…

Example sentences

throw His house is within a stone's throw of his school.
toss The coin toss decides who will kick off the match.
fling "It was just a fling." "I'm filing for a divorce."
heave This ship is outfitted with a windlass to heave up the anchor.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
hurl		rising
throw		rising
toss		rising
fling		rising
heave		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: shy¹, lob¹
4 letters: send¹, bowl¹, dash¹, whip¹, toss¹, dart¹, bong¹, peck¹, puke¹, spew¹, huck¹, barf¹
5 letters: throw¹, shoot¹, pitch¹, chuck¹, lance¹, vomit², fling¹, sling¹, erupt², heave¹, lunge¹, retch
6 letters: launch¹, thrust¹, propel²
7 letters: upchuck
8 letters: disgorge²
9 letters: pitchfork²
11 letters: regurgitate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vomit² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: débecter