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slung

[ sluhng ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb

slung

/ slʌŋ /

SpaceShipTwo had been slung under the jet-powered carrier aircraft WhiteKnightTwo before taking off.

A man behind him on the dais has a dust mask slung over his neck.

Once bags were slung across shoulders, they departed to enjoy a short leave period before reporting back to duty.

In one surprisingly sweet scene, Kyle embraces a girlfriend as he plays a guitar slung over her back.

Then he slung his rifle around his back, took out his loaded pistol, and stared hard at the handcuffed Iraqi.

A huge string game-bag was slung over his back, and in an antelope's horn or a crane's bill bullets were carried.

A low slung maroon roadster came down the street and nosed into the mouth of the tarvia drive at Joseph's gate.

Wood was stacked, awkward trees and boulders removed, hammocks slung, and tents strengthened.

Near the low ceiling of the watch-house several hammocks are slung, obliging men to stoop a little as they move about.

The two bells are tied by a silver chain and slung over the elephant's back, one dangling on each side of him.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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