hurling

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
verb throw forcefully
verb make a thrusting forward movement

Strong is thy rage, O People, In its fury Hurling thy tyrants down! — Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre, Voltairine De Cleyre
Jupiter, as well, excuses the hurling of his lightnings, and imperiously adds threats to entreaties. — The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII, Ovid
They were called Hefring the Hurling, Hrönn the Towering, Bylgja the Upheaving, Bara the Lashing. — The Land of the Long Night, Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu

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