hurling

Everyday

1. Hurling is a fast Irish team sport played with a wooden stick (a hurley) and a small ball (a sliotar). tree →
2. Hurling is throwing something hard and far, often angrily. tree →
3. (informal) Hurling can mean being sick (vomiting). tree →

In the lessons

In Ireland hurling is a famous Gaelic game played at schools and clubs; camogie is the version played by women and girls. In stories it shows strong or angry throwing: "hurling stones", "hurling insults". Phrases: hurling match, hurling team, hurling abuse.

Examples

• Hurling is one of the fastest field sports in the world. tree →
• My cousin in Cork plays hurling. tree →
• The hurling team has 15 players. tree →
• He was hurling stones into the sea. tree →
• The waves were hurling the boat around. tree →
• They stopped hurling insults and shook hands. tree →
• In hurling you can catch the ball with your hand. tree →
• After the ride he felt like hurling. tree →
• SISYPHUS was a great tyrant who, according to some accounts, barbarously murdered all travellers who came into his dominions, by hurling upon them enormous pieces of rock. tree →

Note

Verb hurl is regular: hurled. Hurling (the sport) is uncountable: "play hurling". A goal in hurling is worth 3 points; a point over the bar is worth 1, so 2 goals and 5 points = 11 points.