as in throwing
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
flinging rocks into the pond just for the fun of it
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Recent Examples of flinging
Another video showed Chonkers reemerging from the water, flinging himself onto a dock full of smaller sea lions who, save for one apparently brave animal, fled at the sight and reverberations of their massive neighbor.
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Sam instead proposes that the performer dance to it without music, a prompt that is followed by Anne Hathaway flinging herself across the room, dragging her body across the floor in a hypnotic spectacle that seems to convey struggle, possession, and loss of control.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Theron, meanwhile, hurls herself into the sinewy action sequences that have increasingly been her home turf over the past two decades, flinging herself down hills and into rivers and navigating some precarious rock-climbing terrain.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
After flinging the puck into the offensive zone, he and Kings winger Jeff Malott got tangled along the benches.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Kevin Thompson was physically and vocally imposing as the curse-flinging Bonze.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 11 Apr. 2026
The Wolverines danced their way off the floor, Mara flinging a towel around his head.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Plus Yosh Nijman, Ekwonu’s backup and the Panthers’ swing tackle, suddenly retired earlier this month — flinging the Panthers’ offensive line plan into even narrower straits.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
The film, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, hits theaters this summer and marks Holland’s fourth solo outing as the web-flinging superhero.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2026
Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Sam instead proposes that the performer dance to it without music, a prompt that is followed by Anne Hathaway flinging herself across the room, dragging her body across the floor in a hypnotic spectacle that seems to convey struggle, possession, and loss of control.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Theron, meanwhile, hurls herself into the sinewy action sequences that have increasingly been her home turf over the past two decades, flinging herself down hills and into rivers and navigating some precarious rock-climbing terrain.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
After flinging the puck into the offensive zone, he and Kings winger Jeff Malott got tangled along the benches.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Kevin Thompson was physically and vocally imposing as the curse-flinging Bonze.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 11 Apr. 2026
The Wolverines danced their way off the floor, Mara flinging a towel around his head.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Plus Yosh Nijman, Ekwonu’s backup and the Panthers’ swing tackle, suddenly retired earlier this month — flinging the Panthers’ offensive line plan into even narrower straits.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
The film, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, hits theaters this summer and marks Holland’s fourth solo outing as the web-flinging superhero.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flinging
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Snell worked around Kim’s throwing error in the third to pitch a scoreless third and his day was done after 77 pitches.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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As both fighters were bloodied, Strickland said that Chimaev pointed to the mat near the end of the fifth round, which is a sign to fighters to start throwing haymakers.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The mega-tsunami wreaked havoc across the landscape, stripping forests down to bare rock, ripping trees out by their roots and hurling boulders.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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The protest damaged a Communist Party office, with some protesters throwing rocks at the building and hurling furniture into a bonfire amid chants of freedom.—
Jorge Carrasco,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Fulton finished the game, ultimately tossing four innings and giving up two runs in Miami’s 7-4 loss to the Orioles — the Marlins’ fourth consecutive defeat that has them 1-5 so far on this 10-game homestand.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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As the beat dropped, the friends jumped into action — tossing pink flower petals, dancing and laughing before embracing at a glam station.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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Disney’s presentation to advertisers in New York on Tuesday featured high-energy antics (and singing) courtesy of Olivia Rodrigo and the baseball bat-slinging Savannah Bananas.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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In addition, the action includes top-tier spider combat and awesome web-slinging and web-gliding traversal abilities.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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