Synonyms of flung

flung

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threw
• hurled
• tossed
• slung
• fired
• launched
• heaved
• catapulted
• cast
• lobbed
• hurtled
• pegged
• dashed
• chucked
• darted
• pitched
• pelted
• lofted
• bowled
• let fly
• flipped
• rolled
• gunned
• propelled
• thrust
• ejected
• passed
• precipitated
• hooked
• projected
• impelled
• shot
• rifled
• bucked

Example Sentences

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