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
My summer version of Jay Gatsby flinging his silk shirts over a balcony is filling a room with dainty cotton blouses and dresses in sweet floral motifs.
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Irene Richardson, InStyle, 5 June 2026
Here's Joe Biden's worst trade acquisition, Brittney Griner, flinging Angel Reese around like a rag doll to take us home.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
But with the far right ascendant, simply flinging open the country’s borders would be too great a political risk.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
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.
—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
Irene Richardson, InStyle, 5 June 2026
Here's Joe Biden's worst trade acquisition, Brittney Griner, flinging Angel Reese around like a rag doll to take us home.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
But with the far right ascendant, simply flinging open the country’s borders would be too great a political risk.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flinging
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The Predators went all in, throwing a bunch of money at MacFarland and a longer title for his business card — president of hockey operations.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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But most of us have had a hydrangea mishap or two, possibly even throwing a dead hydrangea on the compost pile.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 June 2026
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In 2017, Spanish police said a 6-year-old girl died and six other children were injured when an inflatable bouncy castle came free from its stakes and flew into the air in Caldes de Malavella, in northeastern Spain, hurling the children to the ground.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Seemingly out of nowhere, people on the sidewalk joined her and started hurling objects at her.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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The Cubs’ Javier Assad, by contrast, shut down the Giants’ offense for a second straight outing, tossing six scoreless innings with five strikeouts to one walk.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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As the place’s name implies, soccer is televised, but can be overshadowed by horseracing events that leave locals tossing their betting forms in frustration.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Beyond the buzzy openings and the hottest reservations in town, the Queen City is stacked with neighborhood gems, secret speakeasies, hole-in-the-wall taquerias and even a gas station deli that’s been quietly slinging Southern classics for nearly four decades.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
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Ask anyone about this craft, and Tom Cruise slinging liquor in an aloha shirt is probably what comes to mind, Husted says.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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“Flinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flinging. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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