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 That ocean storage is temporary; events like El Niño are the functional equivalent of flinging open the sauna door and letting the warmth cascade out. — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 9 July 2026 The forward Agustin Canobbio was red-carded in the final seconds after grabbing referee Ismail Elfath’s arm and flinging it away. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026 The video showed the person flinging open the office door and opening fire from the hallway. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026 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. — 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

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Verb

The idea shouldn’t be throwing them into a complete void, but pairing freedom with opportunity — providing access to books, art supplies, toys, outdoor spaces or friends — and then letting children figure out what to do with them.

— Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 16 July 2026
And its merger with SpaceX, followed by the latter going public in a historic IPO, led to dozens of employees leaving the company, throwing daily operations into chaos.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026

Definition of throwing

Verb

Zeus and Poseidon are at it again—one hurling thunderbolts, the other whipping the sea into a frenzy.

— Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
In that incident, teens dressed head-to-toe in black — some wearing hoods and masks — were seen throwing punches and hurling chairs as innocent bystanders sought safety.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of hurling

Verb

López also recommends tossing a flowy dress over the suit or tying a sarong as a dress cover-up.

— Alexandra Malmed, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Situated between busier coastal destinations this idyllic town and its marshes will immediately transport you back to your early carefree days playing in creeks, digging in pluff mud, catching crawfish, and tossing cast nets.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

Definition of tossing

Verb

The Walsh family’s been slinging hot dogs across the Valley since 1946, with sisters Morgan and Kelly Walsh serving as third-generation stewards.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
However, in the four years since Show Me the Body’s last album, the banjo-slinging frontman’s perspective has changed dramatically.

— Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026