fling
verb (used with object)
to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence.
flinging
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present participleof fling.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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His offspring are made of lesser stuff than him, but our hero manages to earn redemption by flinging a stockcar around a tri-oval racetrack 180 times at 200 miles per hour.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Maybe we're not flinging ourselves off massive jumps or sliding down a track at 80 miles per hour, but it's a lot harder than people realise to even keep your balance."
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
What makes the act of flinging himself upside down so audacious is that it’s entirely gratuitous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Tunisia midfielder Hannibal Mejbri was luckly to escape a yellow card for dissent after reacting angrily when a Nigerian took a foul throw, flinging the ball into the ground.
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025
It was the steam calliope on the Case Special, flinging a tune to the four winds.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
