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 impact flung trillions of tons of debris into the sky, and much of it headed right into that yawning atmosphere and into Earth’s orbit. — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 The moment when everything has been flung apart and is exploding in front of you. — Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026 Any intimations of exclusivity have gone out the window, just like the liquor bottles, condoms — and one TV — flung from balconies. — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 The tourist who was attacked by a bison on Friday at Yellowstone National Park is recovering after being flung into the air. — Zoe Cummings, Washington Post, 13 July 2026 And as Hunter bounded to the dugout, Bonds lifted him off the ground and flung him over his shoulder like a bag of mulch or a sack of potatoes. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 13 July 2026 In it, a black SUV is pointed toward a white van, its door flung open. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Clay Lockhart, in his despair, likely flung himself over the cliff’s edge that night. — Literary Hub, 9 July 2026 Not only that, but now thanks to FIFA’s actions, the floodgates of appeals, sanctioned or not, have flung open. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 7 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flung

Verb

Brewers relievers Chad Patrick, Aaron Ashby, Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill threw shutout innings before Craig Yoho (1-0) did the same in the 10th with Heriberto Hernandez on second base to start the inning for his first MLB win.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Pages handled the carom and fired the ball towards the infield, where Betts, on the run, threw to Rushing at the plate.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of threw

Verb

Truelove, who has a criminal history as well as mental health issues, instead approached Melvin and hurled a racial slur at the co-host before he was detained.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
An intruder allegedly approached Melvin, lunged at him, and hurled racial slurs before he was arrested and escorted from the building.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

Definition of hurled

Verb

Noe returned to the wharf and slung the dead rat across the water.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
The leasing officer who let us in watches from the doorway with a bemused smile as Parks films the space on her phone, clacking around the hardwood floors in nude heels and a backless seafoam dress, a Coach bag slung over her shoulder.

— Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 July 2026