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 redshirt sophomore slowed up to force contact with a trailing Ewin near midcourt and later flung his body on Ewin’s screen for an offensive whistle.
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Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
As Cody Detwiler decided to leave to play Fortnite, the humanoid pulled the hot pan off the stove and flung all the food across the kitchen.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Inside the final 51 seconds of regulation, Durham flung a pass to Proctor, who hustled all the way into the end zone to complete the 60-yard touchdown pass.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
At one point, convinced that one of the screenwriters who was on set polishing the script was leaking information to Weinstein, Scorsese rushed into the office and flung his desk out the window.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
As with 100 years ago, the intellectual cards have been flung into the air.
—John Wihbey, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Cornerback Christian Gray flung his body at a frantic Lemon, forcing a fumble that Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa recovered.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
The champions flung on their full attacking resources in the latter stages and pushed desperately for parity.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
From the window of a black pickup truck, a diaper was flung, narrowly missing them.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
As Cody Detwiler decided to leave to play Fortnite, the humanoid pulled the hot pan off the stove and flung all the food across the kitchen.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Inside the final 51 seconds of regulation, Durham flung a pass to Proctor, who hustled all the way into the end zone to complete the 60-yard touchdown pass.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
At one point, convinced that one of the screenwriters who was on set polishing the script was leaking information to Weinstein, Scorsese rushed into the office and flung his desk out the window.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
As with 100 years ago, the intellectual cards have been flung into the air.
—John Wihbey, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Cornerback Christian Gray flung his body at a frantic Lemon, forcing a fumble that Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa recovered.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
The champions flung on their full attacking resources in the latter stages and pushed desperately for parity.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
From the window of a black pickup truck, a diaper was flung, narrowly missing them.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flung
Verb
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Asked in court to provide proof that the items had nails fixed to them, Hewson said agents threw them away after the incident.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The children also broke a weight scale, threw sports equipment throughout the room and stole several items.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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Brown hurled obscenities at the manager and left the building as the fast-food worker screamed in pain, according to the footage.—
Mitch Picasso,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The ball on offer is the one that Chad Patrick hurled at Ohtani in the fourth.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Marshall tossed an overhead pass to Flagg, who slammed in a dunk.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Check in on your hair tools before the year end to see what’s still in good shape and what needs to be tossed.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Several others showed up heavily armed, including Ben Fitzpatrick, of Eagle, who wore a black MAGA hat and carried a semi-automatic rifle slung across his shoulder.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Nov. 2025
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In recent times, everyone from Hailey Bieber to Alexa Chung, Dianna Agron, and Sarah Jessica Parker have slung the open top canvas top over their shoulders.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Flung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flung. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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