Meaning & use
Hurtles
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Moves or travels at great, often uncontrolled, speed.
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The runaway cart hurtles down the hill toward the parking lot.
The comet hurtles through space at thousands of miles per hour.
A note on using this word
Hurtle should not be confused with the similarly spelled "hurdle"; hurtle is about violent speed, while hurdle involves jumping over an obstacle.
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Words with an opposite meaning
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