hurling meaning

Definition of hurling

1. a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each

   Type of: field game

hurling in a sentence

• What are the differences between hurling and camogie?
• Camogie is a team sport played by women that is almost identical to hurling.
• Do you prefer Gaelic football or hurling?
• He was hurling insults at everyone and behaving violently as if he were out of his mind.
• Ziri saw Rima hurling towards him, shotgun in hand.

How to pronounce hurling

hurling is pronounced /ˈhɝlɪŋ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with hurling

• sterling
• curling
• whirling
• yearling