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What is "hurtle away"?

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Rebecca

To "hurtle" in this context means to travel or move at a very fast speed, in a way that is generally uncontrolled and wild. So to "hurtle away" here means to fall away or fall backward quickly from a great amount of force. Ex: The car went hurtling away in the accident on the highway.

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