hurling noun 3forms 1phrases 1 noun3 •The act by which something is hurled or thrown.In Mr. J. C. Hotten’s Life, and in Mr. A. W. Ward’s admirable monograph in the “English Men of Letters” Series, a paper of mine called “Pincher Astray” is attributed to Dickens. — 1884 •An Irish game of ancient Celtic origin. It is played with an ash stick called a hurley (camán in Irish) and a hard leather ball called a sliotar. •A Cornish street game resembling rugby, played with a silver ball. formshurlings Phrases with hurling hurling and burlingTumultuous uproar, chaotic commotion, or noisy confusion.
