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
Video and photos from Phoenix show street signs trembling from the wind as the storm swept through the city and its surrounding areas, picking up debris and flinging it around.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
At the time of the incident, video of Almanzar flinging her mic into the crowd after a concertgoer threw their drink at the rapper went viral.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Once a wunderkind freshman at ThunderRidge, the 6-foot-2 Boston College commit spent the last two years flinging the rock in Georgia.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
The routines regularly saw Ferrell flinging the petite Oteri into the air or upside down, but miraculously her only accident across the 17 sketches came from a splash of water.
—EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
It's thought that the bubbles are likely the result of an ancient, violent outburst from the Milky Way's central black hole, which spewed twin jets of matter above and below the galactic plane simultaneously, scooping up nearby matter in the process and flinging it outward into space.
—Brandon Specktor, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The jet had hit severe turbulence, flinging people into the ceiling, and service carts across the cabin.
—Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
At the time of the incident, video of Almanzar flinging her mic into the crowd after a concertgoer threw their drink at the rapper went viral.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Once a wunderkind freshman at ThunderRidge, the 6-foot-2 Boston College commit spent the last two years flinging the rock in Georgia.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
The routines regularly saw Ferrell flinging the petite Oteri into the air or upside down, but miraculously her only accident across the 17 sketches came from a splash of water.
—EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
It's thought that the bubbles are likely the result of an ancient, violent outburst from the Milky Way's central black hole, which spewed twin jets of matter above and below the galactic plane simultaneously, scooping up nearby matter in the process and flinging it outward into space.
—Brandon Specktor, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The jet had hit severe turbulence, flinging people into the ceiling, and service carts across the cabin.
—Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flinging
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More Getty Images Purdy certainly did not play his best football last year, throwing for 3,864 yards, 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The messages contained information only someone close to Lauryn would have known, throwing twist into the mystery.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Little League Baseball should consider moving pitching mounds back to better protect players as pint-sized phenoms are hurling fastballs that clock more than 80 mph, advocates told Newsweek.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Williams was the king of the one-liners, hurling insults that made headlines and made Cunningham fume.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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According to legend, tossing a coin from someone’s right hand over their left shoulder into the monument means the thrower is destined to return to Rome.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Wiggins returned to game action Sunday, tossing three shutout innings while walking two and striking out two on 59 pitches for Knoxville.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Dunn allegedly shouted at a group of federal officers before slinging the salami sandwich at one of them.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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This was the official launch of the Maria’s Paella restaurant, after four years of slinging paella and empanadas at the weekly Midtown Farmers Market.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Flinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flinging. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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