as in swinging
to place on an elevated point without support from below
sling a hammock between the trees
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as in throwing
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
slinging stones at the fence post
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Recent Examples of slinging
Meg Walters, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
The saloon, which will be slinging beer, bourbon and barbecue and hosting no-cover entertainment, will take over the second level of The Exchange.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The hotel restaurants includes Enga, which serves elevated alpine cuisine in an upscale indoor-outdoor dining room, and the Antler Room, a lounge slinging cocktails and shared plates.
—Asa Canty, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
With a pool located just steps from the beach, hammocks set just feet from the waves and a poolside bar slinging Kauai’s best cocktails, the Sheraton is a nice place to call home during your stay.
—Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
Gate 22 East Side Pies Paper-thin, crunchy slices from the team that has been slinging pies in Austin for 20 years.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
Martino's history in the community Martino’s was founded in 1977 by Mary Anderson, who moved to Milwaukee from Chicago and began her career slinging hot dogs as a food vendor at local church fairs.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 13 Dec. 2025
The Alley is famous for slinging out giant slices of cake.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
This story should have been about Flacco, who could barely lift his arm this week, according to Taylor, blowing away his previous career high for passing yards and slinging it 47 times through the pain.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Then there's Nancy Wheeler, who goes from wide-eyed girl next door to gun-slinging badass—and her hair has become bigger and wilder to match.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
The saloon, which will be slinging beer, bourbon and barbecue and hosting no-cover entertainment, will take over the second level of The Exchange.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The hotel restaurants includes Enga, which serves elevated alpine cuisine in an upscale indoor-outdoor dining room, and the Antler Room, a lounge slinging cocktails and shared plates.
—Asa Canty, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
With a pool located just steps from the beach, hammocks set just feet from the waves and a poolside bar slinging Kauai’s best cocktails, the Sheraton is a nice place to call home during your stay.
—Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
Gate 22 East Side Pies Paper-thin, crunchy slices from the team that has been slinging pies in Austin for 20 years.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
Martino's history in the community Martino’s was founded in 1977 by Mary Anderson, who moved to Milwaukee from Chicago and began her career slinging hot dogs as a food vendor at local church fairs.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 13 Dec. 2025
The Alley is famous for slinging out giant slices of cake.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
This story should have been about Flacco, who could barely lift his arm this week, according to Taylor, blowing away his previous career high for passing yards and slinging it 47 times through the pain.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Slinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slinging. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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