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Type of field game

Examples of hurling

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Moshing at rock concerts involves people hurling themselves around with abandon.
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The Viking charges at the Samurai, hurling two spears when he gets close enough.
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There's even two fields'worth of Gaelic sports like hurling and Gaelic football.
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Here Bill Cosby is hurling himself through a series of sprints, his sturdy 6-ft.
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For years determined aerialists risked arrest by hurling themselves off bridges.
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Fleischli described people hurling full water bottles and chairs at the windows.
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Hurling himself to the bathroom requires a walker and all his physical strength.
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A 12-year-old hurling a brick can be just as lethal as one thrown by a grownup.
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Catapults would be a more practical way of hurling flaming projectiles, she says.
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  • A traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
  • Hurling (Irish: iomu00E1nau00EDocht/iomu00E1int) is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic and Irish origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for over 3,000 years. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of players, and much terminology...
  • (The Hurlers (stone circles)) The Hurlers (Cornish: Hr Carwynnen) is a group of three stone circles in Cornwall, UK. The site is half-a-mile (0.8 km) west of the village of Minions on the eastern flank of Bodmin Moor, and approximately four miles (6 km) north of Liskeard at .
  • A medieval sport that is somewhat similar to modern field hockey.
  • Hurling is one of the most unique sports in the world and is also regarded by many as the fastest, even faster than Ice Hockey. It is Europe's oldest field game. Each team tries to score goals by directing the ball into the opponent's net. ...
  • A violent throw
  • Throw forcefully
  • Lunge: make a thrusting forward movement
  • Utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"