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How to spell hurl

hear ithurl/hɜrl/verbLong vowels

What it means: To throw something with force.

In a sentence: The boy likes to hurl the ball far across the field.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as hurlle or hurle.

Same family: hurls, hurled, hurling, throw, fling. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Hurl” comes from Middle English forms like “hurlen,” meaning to toss or rush, and may be related to words for shaking or stirring violently. It has been used for centuries in English to describe forceful throwing, especially in battle and sports.

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