fling
verb (used with object)
to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence.
are flinging
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present progressiveof fling.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But other neighborhoods are flinging their doors wide open, ready to return to life before the coronavirus.
From The Guardian ● May 23, 2020
These suddenly stylish inflated coats aren’t just being created by labels with inflated price tags: Affordable brands such as Uniqlo and Zara are flinging out their own fluffy puffers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2018
High-volume shooting offenses are more prone to wild swings, and much of this season’s unpredictability can be traced to teams that are flinging shots at a similar pace to the Magic.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2017
Instead, museums are flinging open their doors to commerce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2015
I mean it’s not as if mussels are flinging themselves under the wheels of passing cars.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
