What does hurtling mean?
Hurtling means present participle and gerund of hurtle.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of hurtle.
He clasped his hands over the breast of the brave young Irish volunteer, who had come so willingly with him from the same State, who had stood so gallantly by his side in the deadly hurtlings of battle […]
Thenceforth no flying fires inflamed the gray, / No hurtlings shook the dewdrop from the thorn, / No moan perplexed the mute bird on the spray; […]
Use hurtling when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hurtling means present participle and gerund of hurtle.
Common synonyms include moving.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He clasped his hands over the breast of the brave young Irish volunteer, who had come so willingly with him from the same State, who had stood so gallantly by his side in the deadly hurtlings of battle […]
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