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 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 Chunks of concrete were flung into a nesting and migration site important to some endangered species and a fire chewed through around 4 acres of Boca Chica State Park Land south of the Texas launchpad. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 Planting himself to the left of the penalty spot, Ballard flung his right boot at the ball, the speed of his leg swing producing enough power to beat Birmingham goalkeeper James Beadle. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flung

Verb

The next play, Prescott threw an interception that flipped the momentum in the game.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
Protesters threw rocks at officers and stomped on patrol cars.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of threw

Verb

Last month, Vance hurled himself into an obscure debate over burrito prices to make a gratuitous swipe at a conservative Washington Post columnist’s weight.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Another member of Colorado’s group finally had enough and hurled an orange Gatorade bottle up at the fans.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurled

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