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
On the ensuing faceoff, Tyler Tucker flung a point shot that deflected off DeBrusk and found twine.
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Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
When the fourth episode flung the refiners into a deadly winter retreat, many viewers expected Mark’s innie and outie to be pretty much merged into one person.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
The thing that was built — the side of the cliff — was beautifully made, and my stunt guy flung himself over that thing.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
Pray with others, study the stars, then bow to the One who flung them into space.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
When the planets formed, smaller objects, named planetesimals, were flung away from the sun due to gravitational interactions and ended up settling on the very edge of the solar system.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Selam's origin is still a puzzle, but scientists think it might be made from material flung off Dinkinesh as Dinkinesh's rotation was spun up by solar heating, exerting a torque over the course of millions of years.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Read on to learn more about these 14 sublime private island resorts—some of them far flung, others just a short flight from home.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2025
By The New York Times My father, Keyes Beech, was also there, on that lonely island flung in the Pacific Ocean.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
When the fourth episode flung the refiners into a deadly winter retreat, many viewers expected Mark’s innie and outie to be pretty much merged into one person.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
The thing that was built — the side of the cliff — was beautifully made, and my stunt guy flung himself over that thing.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
Pray with others, study the stars, then bow to the One who flung them into space.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
When the planets formed, smaller objects, named planetesimals, were flung away from the sun due to gravitational interactions and ended up settling on the very edge of the solar system.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Selam's origin is still a puzzle, but scientists think it might be made from material flung off Dinkinesh as Dinkinesh's rotation was spun up by solar heating, exerting a torque over the course of millions of years.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Read on to learn more about these 14 sublime private island resorts—some of them far flung, others just a short flight from home.
—Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2025
By The New York Times My father, Keyes Beech, was also there, on that lonely island flung in the Pacific Ocean.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Flung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flung. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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