hurtlers

Those charging forward

Hurtlers are people or things that hurtle—moving with great speed and often reckless force.

The word emphasizes velocity and momentum: The hurtlers on the bobsled track hit speeds over ninety miles per hour.

It can describe vehicles, projectiles, or people rushing headlong toward something.

speed

racers

Speed contest participants

rushers · bolters · chargers · streakers · flyers · blasters · tearers · whizzers · scorchers · blazers

projectiles

missiles

Self-propelled guided weapons

debris · shrapnel · bullets · rockets · stones · objects · trajectory · impact · collision · airborne

sports

bobsledders

Ice track racing team

track · ice · course · competitors · athletes · Olympians · riders · pilots · brakemen · pushers

figurative

reckless

Carelessly ignoring danger

driven · relentless · ambitious · charging · bulldozers · forces · movers · disruptors · trailblazers · pioneers

Opposites
speed of movement

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Those who move prone

creepers · dawdlers · plodders · shufflers · trudgers

manner of movement

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Plants that spread upward

hesitaters · stalkers

Family

hurtle, hurtles, hurtled

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G