as in threw
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 flung
At the plaza, Seth Teasdale was nearby as Kirk flung some caps into the crowd, then settled into his seat under the canopy to take questions.
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Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Her flippers, each more than two feet long, scooped out sand and flung it to her sides in slow, determined strokes.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Some of the material in the disk is absorbed by the star, increasing its mass, but if too much material bunches up in the disk, some of the excess is flung away by tightly wound magnetic fields that beam the material out in two jets along the young star's axis.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
After the sale of Snapette, Kim was looking for her next thing, again, and flung herself far away, figuratively speaking, once again.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The second rider for Nashville, Austin Richardson, appeared to get knocked out aboard Hold on Loosely when the bull bucked violently coming out of the chute and Richardson’s upper body flung forward, causing his face shield to smash against the bull’s head.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
They were flung into the lagoon.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
But the painter had flung in two portraits at the last moment, no?
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The filing in Miami federal court seeks to overturn the $243 million award after a 22-year old student out stargazing was flung through the air to her death by a runaway Tesla equipped with Autopilot features that Musk had talked up for years.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Her flippers, each more than two feet long, scooped out sand and flung it to her sides in slow, determined strokes.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Some of the material in the disk is absorbed by the star, increasing its mass, but if too much material bunches up in the disk, some of the excess is flung away by tightly wound magnetic fields that beam the material out in two jets along the young star's axis.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
After the sale of Snapette, Kim was looking for her next thing, again, and flung herself far away, figuratively speaking, once again.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The second rider for Nashville, Austin Richardson, appeared to get knocked out aboard Hold on Loosely when the bull bucked violently coming out of the chute and Richardson’s upper body flung forward, causing his face shield to smash against the bull’s head.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
They were flung into the lagoon.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
But the painter had flung in two portraits at the last moment, no?
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The filing in Miami federal court seeks to overturn the $243 million award after a 22-year old student out stargazing was flung through the air to her death by a runaway Tesla equipped with Autopilot features that Musk had talked up for years.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flung
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The senior quarterback completed 13 of 20 passes and threw for 130 yards with three touchdowns in a 49-0 win over MacDonald.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Garcia in his comeback start threw six innings against the Los Angeles Angels, giving up three runs on three hits in a game won by Houston 8-3.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The crew watched as the captain’s papers were hurled 50 feet into the air.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Quirarte had switched to a still camera when Slebir, towed on a Jet Ski by his longtime surfing buddy Luca Padua of Half Moon Bay, hurled to the crest of the gigantic wave and let go of his tether.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This concern has been tossed around (and tossed aside) for years.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The swells rocked the boat violently, sent wave after wave over the stern, threw us sideways, and nearly tossed all of us into the ocean again and again.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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Thirty-eight states do not regulate the open carry of guns, which means they can be worn on the hip or slung across the back.—
John Feinblatt,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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But the orange-yellow stains on the lab coats slung on hooks hint at a less-usual subject matter under study.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Flung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flung. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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