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Search phrase: hurl

Plays

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Antony and CleopatraAC I.ii.124What our contempts doth often hurl from us,What our contempts doth often hurle from vs,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.144And hurl the name of husband in my face,And hurle the name of husband in my face, 
HamletHam I.v.133These are but wild and whirling words, my lord.These are but wild and hurling words, my Lord.
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.i.78Of hurly-burly innovation.Of hurly burly Innouation:
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.i.25That with the hurly death itself awakes?That with the hurley, Death it selfe awakes?
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iii.57.2and enter in the hurly-burly the Mayor of London,and enter in the hurly-burly the Maior of London,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iv.46To hurl at the beholders of my shame.To hurle at the beholders of my shame.
Julius CaesarJC V.i.64Defiance, traitors, hurl we in your teeth.Defiance Traitors, hurle we in your teeth.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.vi.15To hurl away their pretty-coloured yew,To hurle awaie their pretie colored Ew,
King JohnKJ III.i.330They whirl asunder and dismember me.They whurle a-sunder, and dismember mee.
King JohnKJ III.iv.169Methinks I see this hurly all on foot;Me thinkes I see this hurley all on foot;
MacbethMac I.i.3When the hurly-burly's done,When the Hurley-burley's done,
OthelloOth V.ii.272This look of thine will hurl my soul from heavenThis looke of thine will hurle my Soule from Heauen,
Richard IIR2 I.i.146And interchangeably hurl down my gageAnd interchangeably hurle downe my gage
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.219And then hurl down their indignationAnd then hurle downe their indignation
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.203To hurl upon their heads that break His law.To hurle vpon their heads that breake his Law.
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.204And that same vengeance doth he hurl on theeAnd that same Vengeance doth he hurle on thee,
Richard IIIR3 III.vii.35At the lower end of the hall, hurled up their caps,At lower end of the Hall, hurld vp their Caps,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.86One heaved a-high to be hurled down below,One heau'd a high, to be hurl'd downe below:
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.189Ay, and amid this hurly I intendI, and amid this hurlie I intend,
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.131Will hand in hand all headlong hurl ourselves,Will hand in hand all headlong cast vs downe,
Twelfth NightTN III.ii.77hardly forbear hurling things at him; I know my ladyhardly forbeare hurling things at him, I know my Ladie

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.87 Upon his lips their silken parcels hurls, Vpon his lippes their silken parcels hurles,

Glossary

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darthurl like an arrow
hurlycommotion, uproar, turmoil
hurly-burlycommotion, uproar, turmoil
hurly-burlyhectic, turbulent, stormy
pickthrow, pitch, hurl
precipitationthrowing headlong, hurling down

Thesaurus

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arrow, hurl like andart
hurlpick
hurl like an arrowdart
hurling downprecipitation

Themes and Topics

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a- as a particle...en elizabeth] ‘one heaved a-high to be hurled down below’ these uses of a- shou...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HURLBASIChurl v, hurly n
HURLACTIONhurly-burly n

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