Thesaurus results for FLUNG

flung

verb

Definition of flung

past tense of fling

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 The jumper flung himself out the door, hands on his lower back and knees bent in a crouched position. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Buckingham’s long-standing engineer, Gary Paczosa, had respect for how Steve reacted to the many ideas Dolly flung at him. — Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026 Chunks of concrete were flung into a nesting and migration site important to some endangered species and a fire chewed through around 4 acres of Boca Chica State Park Land south of the Texas launchpad. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 Planting himself to the left of the penalty spot, Ballard flung his right boot at the ball, the speed of his leg swing producing enough power to beat Birmingham goalkeeper James Beadle. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 There was a play in which Young scrambled outside the pocket and flung the ball to the sideline, which McMillan hunted down and caught with two hands. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 One half of the binary was captured by the black hole and the other was flung away. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026 For one thing, the odds just aren’t in favor of the theory; the War Wolf flung a single, albeit enormous, shot on the very last day of the siege. — ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026 The sudden loss of mass means the strength of the primary star’s gravity drops suddenly, causing the secondary companion to get flung out into space at dizzying speeds. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flung

Verb

Saturday, former Hawaii running back Tylan Hines ran for 250 yards while former Wyoming starter Kaden Anderson threw two touchdowns.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Darian Mensah threw five touchdowns in his Miami debut and the Hurricanes defense held Stanford out of the end zone.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of threw

Verb

Last month, Vance hurled himself into an obscure debate over burrito prices to make a gratuitous swipe at a conservative Washington Post columnist’s weight.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Another member of Colorado’s group finally had enough and hurled an orange Gatorade bottle up at the fans.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurled

Verb

Embroidery, beading, leatherwork, and fur transform the familiar silhouette, while a new second strap allows it to be slung across the shoulder.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
That's when Ezeiruaku similarly grabbed McCoy's helmet, slung it off his head and similarly sent it flying.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026