Thesaurus results for FLINGING

flinging

verb

present participle of fling

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 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 The video closes with Sinise driving through his community, flinging money out of his car's window for his neighbors to gather in a pseudo Robin Hood moment before police arrive. —

Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 1 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 Last year’s best actor, Adrien Brody, made amends for flinging chewing gum at his wife by swallowing a fresh wad of it (and his pride). —

Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026 Visit in April to experience the Mullet Toss at the Flora-Bama, a giant party on the beach that involves flinging fish. —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026 The front of Adams’s car collided with the front of the scooter, violently flinging the scooter and Acevedo into the air, the Sheriff’s Office said. —

Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026

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Though the arrest took place in 2023, the incident made headlines again in March after a video of the altercation — showing Paul yelling, putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing chairs at him while a child could be heard crying — was published by TMZ.

— Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Billy Cook dropped a bunt to move Bart to third, but Feduccia took too long throwing to first, so the Pirates had two on with no outs.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026