as in swung
to place on an elevated point without support from below
sling a hammock between the trees
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as in threw
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 slung
Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
The rear of the speaker is smartly curved to better hug your body when it is slung over your shoulder, too.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Wet laundry is slung over pipelines to dry; the kpokpo (tapioca) cassava is dried in front of the gas flare.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Bold and assertive, the new single finds Latto settling scores and addressing every rumor that’s been slung her way.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2026
Jesús Domínguez pushes through thick brush lining a rugged mountainside with an AK-47 slung over his shoulder and a grenade fastened to his leather belt.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Eventually Izzo slung his arm across Fears’ shoulders and pulled him into the crook of his shoulder.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Looking like a Tuareg Marvel character, Abdoul Nasser stood next to his Honda motorbike, dressed in a full-length black overcoat, a cheche head wrap, sunglasses and a sheathed sword slung over his shoulder.
—Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
The Serbian big man slung the ball three-quarters of the length of the court to Brown, who flipped the ball into the net to tie the score at 87-all heading into the fourth quarter.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
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Cami secured her walking archive with a sturdy brass clasp and slung the bag over her shoulder.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
The rear of the speaker is smartly curved to better hug your body when it is slung over your shoulder, too.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Wet laundry is slung over pipelines to dry; the kpokpo (tapioca) cassava is dried in front of the gas flare.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Bold and assertive, the new single finds Latto settling scores and addressing every rumor that’s been slung her way.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2026
Jesús Domínguez pushes through thick brush lining a rugged mountainside with an AK-47 slung over his shoulder and a grenade fastened to his leather belt.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Eventually Izzo slung his arm across Fears’ shoulders and pulled him into the crook of his shoulder.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Looking like a Tuareg Marvel character, Abdoul Nasser stood next to his Honda motorbike, dressed in a full-length black overcoat, a cheche head wrap, sunglasses and a sheathed sword slung over his shoulder.
—Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
The Serbian big man slung the ball three-quarters of the length of the court to Brown, who flipped the ball into the net to tie the score at 87-all heading into the fourth quarter.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Slung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slung. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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