hurtle
hurdle
You’re running like the wind, hauling tail Indian Jones-style through some busy marketplace. You’re shoving things out of the way, colliding into people, and leaping over displays of merchandise with a single bound. So are you hurdling or hurtling?
Answer: both.
The running part can be called hurtling. The leaping part is hurdling.
Per American Heritage online.
hurtle: 1. to rush violently; move with great speed: ‘The car hurtled down the highway.’ 2. to move or go noisily or resoundingly
hurdle (the verb form): 1. to leap over (a barrier) in or as if in a race. 2. to
overcome or deal with successfully; surmount: ‘hurdle a problem.’
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2 comments:
Fun blog! In my everyday life, I tend to hurtle more than hurdle, but I don't do either frequently enough.
I can't get over how weird it seems to me "hurdle" is a verb since "I hurdled the hurdle" is just another way of saying "I cleared the hurdle."
I like that form of "cleared." It's very visual to me. I can see someone leaping gazelle-like over a chair. (Plus, I'm always really proud when my checks do it.)
Thanks for the comment!
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