# hurl

> English word · Verb · IPA /hɜːl/ · frequency rank #32,438

## Definitions
1. To throw (something) with force.
2. To utter (harsh or derogatory speech), especially at its target.
3. To participate in the sport of hurling.
4. To vomit.
5. To twist or turn.
6. To move rapidly with a noise; to whirl.
7. To convey in a wheeled vehicle.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hurlen, of onomatopoeic origin; compare hurry, hurtle.

## Easily confused with
- **hut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hurl-vs-hut)
- **Hus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hurl-vs-hus)
- **Huw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hurl-vs-huw)
- **hurt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hurl-vs-hurt)
- **hush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hurl-vs-hush)
- **huts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hurl-vs-huts)
- **husk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hurl-vs-husk)
- **Hutt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hurl-vs-hutt)
- **Hutu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hurl-vs-hutu)
- **hurts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hurl-vs-hurts)
- **hurry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hurl-vs-hurry)
- **Huron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hurl-vs-huron)
- **hurst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hurl-vs-hurst)
- **hurley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hurl-vs-hurley)
- **hurled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hurl-vs-hurled)
- **HR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hr-vs-hurl)
- **Hu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hu-vs-hurl)
- **her** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/her-vs-hurl)
- **huh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huh-vs-hurl)
- **hug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hug-vs-hurl)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hhurl`, `hrul`, `hulr`, `hurll`, `hurrl`, `uhrl`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hurl