hurtle

 
Pronunciation: /ˈhəːt(ə)l/

verb

  • move or cause to move at high speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner: [no object, with adverbial of direction]: a runaway car hurtled towards them [with object and adverbial of direction]: the trucks hurtled them through the grassland to the construction sites

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'strike against, collide with'): frequentative of hurt