flinging
- present participle of fling.
Example Sentences
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Flinging her drink at the alleged tea thief gave her time to flee, and she called 911.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025
Flinging a leg into the air is not dancing, it’s just embarrassing.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023
Flinging the main players to parts unknown vastly expands the story's geographic range.
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2021
Flinging the word queerbaiting around for something as mundane as a picture of Eilish and some other women posing together undermines the community’s ability to call out when the practice is actually harmful.
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2021
Flinging himself upon the rough fibers, he held the bread to his nose, and its yeasty fragrance brought the saliva rushing into his mouth.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
