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
Time will tell if Humberto will be swinging its partner round and round, flinging it harmlessly out to sea or closer to land.
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Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
His second-best was flinging the ball up and hoping for a pass interference call, which the Buffs (and refs) obliged three times on the Cowboys’ first four third-down tries.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
This kind of interaction acts like a cosmic slingshot, flinging galaxies outward at escape velocity, according to the new study.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The side brush on this model can also lift itself out of the way to avoid spreading stains and flinging large particles.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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
Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
His second-best was flinging the ball up and hoping for a pass interference call, which the Buffs (and refs) obliged three times on the Cowboys’ first four third-down tries.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
This kind of interaction acts like a cosmic slingshot, flinging galaxies outward at escape velocity, according to the new study.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The side brush on this model can also lift itself out of the way to avoid spreading stains and flinging large particles.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flinging
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Country music artist Morgan Wallen initially denied throwing a chair off the roof of Nashville bar Chief’s in 2024, according to police video footage obtained by The Associated Press.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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In April 2024, Wallen was arrested after throwing a chair off the sixth-story roof of Eric Church’s new bar and honky-tonk, Chief’s, in downtown Nashville.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Fans of the United States team took to hurling personal insults and obscenities toward the European golfers as the Americans fell behind in the scoring.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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During the speech, however, Kemp periodically deviated from building up Astra to hurling insults at several of his competitors in the launch industry.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Pests, disease, and weather can all play a part in unsightly stretches of brown grass, and tossing some grass seed over the area may not be the answer.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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Reuters reported that the actor could be seen tossing water bottles into the crowd.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Some put feathers in their hair and spun unbelievable tales while casually slinging a sport coat over their shoulder (Coach from Tocantins).—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Sep. 2025
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Herbert was scrambling again, evading defensive end Zach Allen and slinging it right-handed from the 25-yard line while running to his left, just before linebacker Nik Bonitto drove him to the ground.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Flinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flinging. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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