Anne hurled an insult at Bob that made him very angry.
•If you two would stop throwing insults, we could have a serious discussion.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hurl — [[t]hɜ͟ː(r)l[/t]] hurls, hurling, hurled 1) VERB If you hurl something, you throw it violently and with a lot of force. [V n prep] Groups of angry youths hurled stones at police... [V n prep] One prisoner set fire to rags and hurled them into the … English dictionary
hurl — [hə:l US hə:rl] v [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Probably copying the action] 1.) [T always + adverb/preposition] to throw something with a lot of force, especially because you are angry ▪ Demonstrators were hurling bricks through the windows. ▪ He… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hurl — verb 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to throw something violently and with a lot of force, especially because you are angry: hurl sth through/across/over etc: Demonstrators were hurling bricks through the windows. 2 hurl… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hurl — UK [hɜː(r)l] / US [hɜrl] verb Word forms hurl : present tense I/you/we/they hurl he/she/it hurls present participle hurling past tense hurled past participle hurled 1) a) [transitive] to throw something using a lot of force Children were hurling… … English dictionary
insult */ — I UK [ˈɪnsʌlt] / US [ˈɪnˌsʌlt] noun [countable] Word forms insult : singular insult plural insults a) an offensive remark throw/hurl insults at someone: He stormed off the pitch, hurling insults at the umpire. b) something that seems to show a… … English dictionary
insult — in|sult1 [ ın,sʌlt ] noun count * an offensive remark: throw/hurl insults at someone: He stormed off the field, hurling insults at the umpire. a. something that seems to show a lack of respect for someone or something: be an insult to: Such low… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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