different between hurl vs hurr

English

Etymology

From earlier hurlen. Possibly related to hurry.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /h?l/
• Rhymes: -??(?)l

Verb

hurl (third-person singular simple present hurls, present participle hurling, simple past and past participle hurled)

1. (transitive) To throw (something) with force.
2. (transitive) To utter (harsh or derogatory speech), especially at its target.
3. (intransitive) To participate in the sport of hurling.
4. (intransitive, slang) To vomit.

5. (obsolete, transitive) To twist or turn.
6. (obsolete) To move rapidly with a noise; to whirl.
7. (Scotland, transitive, obsolete) To convey in a wheeled vehicle.

Translations

Derived terms

• hurly-hacket

Noun

hurl (plural hurls)

1. A throw, especially a violent throw; a fling.
2. (slang) The act of vomiting.
3. (hurling) The act of hitting the sliotar with the hurley.
4. (Ulster, Scotland, slang) A conveyance in a wheeled vehicle; a ride in a car, etc.
5. (obsolete) tumult; riot; hurly-burly
6. (obsolete) A table on which fibre is stirred and mixed by beating with a bow spring.

Anagrams

• Ruhl

English

Alternative forms

• hur

Etymology

From Middle English hurren (“to buzz”). Cognate with German hurren, Danish hurre (“to buzz, hum”), Swedish hurra. More at hurry.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)

Verb

hurr (third-person singular simple present hurrs, present participle hurring, simple past and past participle hurred)

1. (intransitive) To hum or buzz.
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To make a rolling, trilling, or burring sound.

   Synonym: gnarl

   • 1640, Ben Jonson, English Grammar

     R is the dog's letter, and hurreth in the sound.

   • 2010, Chris d'Lacey, The Last Dragon Chronicles: Dark Fire

     Speak again, she hurred, making mouth movements with her paws.

Anagrams

• Ruhr