Vocabulary
Hurl
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
throw or impel (someone or something) with great force.
Urdu meaning
دور پھینکنا، زور سے پھینکنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- But the old reflex to simply hurl abuse at each other must be resisted.
- It is becoming clear that Iran would be reluctant to continue talks if the US side continues to put pressure on Iran and hurl threats of further punitive action something the Iranian clergy is loath to accept.
- I have seen the richest of rich lower the window of their air-conditioned Pajero and hurl a bagful of kitchen waste towards a garbage can on the road corner.
- Those who hurl false accusations of sacrilege must themselves face the law, and clergymen need to work to defuse the situation when such accusations arise.
Synonyms
throw, toss, fling, pitch, cast, lob, launch, flip, catapult, shy, dash, send
Curator example
“rioters hurled a brick through the windscreen”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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