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 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 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 One such place is the Gold Hill Hotel & Saloon, on Main Street, a mile south of Virginia City, which flung open its doors under the name Riesen House in 1861—as the Civil War brewed many miles east. — Air Mail, 4 July 2026 On sunny days at Spiteful Brewing, the garage doors are flung open and the outdoor patio brims with friends toasting the summer in Chicago over snacks or pizza. — Midwest Living, 1 July 2026 But the corresponding upheaval is still catastrophic for any surrounding planets, which either get swallowed up by the expanding star, or drift into wider orbits as the star’s gravity weakens—some are flung out from the system entirely. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 1 July 2026 Best Fourth of July Sale Vacuum Deals Parents know how essential a good vacuum is for cleaning up after toddler messes, dirt tracked in on little cleats, and food graciously flung from the high chair. — Anja Webb, Parents, 1 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flung

Verb

Blake Snell — who also had loose bodies removed from his pitching elbow, undergoing a NanoNeedle Scope procedure on May 19 — threw two simulated innings to batters Saturday.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Coulombe issued three walks over the final two innings and threw 37 pitches.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of threw

Verb

Things hit a boiling point when Contreras leaped into the air and hurled his batting helmet directly at Cavalli.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
My dad’s stories about his grade-school experience felt like dark fables, peppered with slurs hurled at him by classmates.

— Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

Definition of hurled

Verb

This comes as the ex-Apprentice host on July 3 tossed some praise Clinton’s way in a book reading event with Second Lady Usha Vance on the latter’s podcast.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 July 2026
This creator tossed on an oversize button-down and chunky bauble necklace for an effortlessly cool long-weekend look.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 July 2026

Definition of tossed

Verb

Cam slung his golf bag over one shoulder and climbed onto his bike.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Try it with casual flip-flops and a knit slung around the waist for off-duty cool; with jelly sandals and a denim jacket for an irreverent twist; or with suede flats and a crisp shirt for understated elegance.

— Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 2 July 2026