HURTLING Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

hurtling

verb

present participle of hurtle

as in scurrying

to proceed or move quickly the probe hurtled through space to its destination: Jupiter

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as in throwing

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm competitors taking turns hurtling their javelins down the field

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Recent Examples of hurtling Finally, Pattinson threw his whole body into the movement — arms back, face hurtling toward the sink. — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026 The film’s focus on the strange and unprecedented power dynamics in an industry that’s hurtling forward at all costs radiated off-screen as well. — Hayden Field, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 Even the pancreas of a character’s unseen wife, the sickness in which AIG promises to double back and cure if only everyone keeps hurtling forward. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026 And — despite the public pushback, an ongoing lawsuit and many unanswered questions — that proposal is hurtling towards final federal approval. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 Spotting even one Bolide in the wild is incredibly rare; seeing a pack of them hurtling down the circuit’s main straight induces goose bumps. — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026 Even in space, hundreds of miles above Earth, hurtling at thousands of miles per hour, astronauts working hard to make progress for humanity are able to find brief moments of transcendent beauty. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026 On the present trajectory, the US and China are hurtling toward the very calamity that Kissinger warned about. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026 How does this man, biting into a sandwich to demonstrate how humans eat, feel about his photo hurtling through the cosmos for eternity? — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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Hundreds of workers will be scurrying around the downtown arena each day, ensuring the marathon run of events unfolds smoothly.

— Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
But she, and New York Times journalists observing the raid, were soon distracted by a group of cockroaches scurrying past an oil canister.

— Zishaan a Latif, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of scurrying

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Antetokounmpo was everywhere, throwing a down a poster dunk over Mavericks center Daniel Gafford, hitting pull-up threes and assisting on a bunch of the Heat’s three-pointers.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
In May 2012, a shark struck a fishing kayak near Leffingwell Landing, throwing fisherman Joey Nocchi into the water and damaging his vessel.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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Witnesses said the speeding car jumped over a sidewalk, knocked down a chain-link fence and ripped out another wooden fence before going airborne into the house.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
However, public listings are very much on the table in Asia, with firms jostling for a piece of India's Jio IPO and venture capitalist Jenny Lee saying that startups in the region were 'speeding' toward IPOs.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of speeding

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Outside school grounds, politicians are playing recess games and monkeying with the rules, tossing our children around like political footballs.

— Hannah Harshe, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
His creator, an unnamed basket-weaver (Peter Dinklage), braided him as a mate for a lonely virgin, a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who stomps around her rustic village smelling like sushi and tossing her head back in an Eliza Doolittle guffaw.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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To add to it, backup running back Tyler Goodson got his most burn as a Cowboy, rushing for 38 yards on 10 carries.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
Some notes on other offensive positions Running back Ollie Gordon II set career highs in rushing attempts (25) and rushing yards (103).

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of rushing

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What’s more, even as they are defined by death, bogs are also springboards for unusual and unlikely life-forms that extend our understanding of biology—from acid-flinging mosses to amphibian-eating plants.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
The first one came on a chaotic sequence in front of the net, with center Carey Terrance inadvertently flinging the puck at his own net.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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