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 When the ball hit the turf, Rocchio flung his helmet in the air and Cleveland's dugout emptied onto the field to celebrate. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Some flight attendants were also reportedly flung into the air, while one flight attendant was injured during the event. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 The woman’s head of auburn curls, so neatly assembled and without a hair out of place, was flung to the side and her cheek, powdered with rouge, was now as red as a sunset. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 Half a decade of Taliban control ended, and suddenly the doors of education were flung open. — Rebecca Blumenstein, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 Olha Smal, 62, who lives on the 12th floor, said the blast wave flung her across her kitchen. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Her fearsome paradisical pieces have been flung like seed across the continents in an informal way. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 Sheets of steel siding were flung into the streets and trees and wrapped around powerlines. — John Wisely, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flung

Verb

Except a woman who knew both of them eventually grabbed Leigh and more or less threw her into Beck.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
The Chiefs’ Damon Huard and Dolphins’ Joey Harrington each threw for exactly 201 yards in the game.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of threw

Verb

Similarly, in May of last year, Angel Reese claimed that Fever fans hurled racist comments her way during a game.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Dust and rocky soil were hurled away at a higher angle than expected, according to Mark Robinson, chief scientist for the LRO’s cameras who works at Intuitive Machines.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurled

Verb

The Attorney General’s Office, which previously filed a motion to have the claim tossed, had opposed their release.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Unlike the traditional baked dish of littlenecks stuffed with bacon and breadcrumbs, Jimmy’s version comes as a bowl of thumbnail-sized Manila clams tossed with guanciale, compound butter and breadcrumbs.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of tossed

Verb

On September 13 the Materialists star was photographed leaving the 2026 US Open men’s singles championships with the cozy layering piece slung over her shoulder, revealing a romantic white silk camisole underneath.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2026
Nearby, a 9-year-old washed his face discreetly in the bushes with a bottle of water, a bright orange backpack slung over his shoulder.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026