fling
verb (used with object)
to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence.
has been flinging
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present perfect progressiveof fling (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Igor Sechin, the Rosneft chief and Mr. Putin’s No. 1 ally, has been flinging lawsuits in all directions to suppress Russian media reports about his mansions and yachts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2017
Lastly, we are told that Mr. Whistler has been flinging a pot of paint in the public’s face.
From Interludes being Two Essays, a Story, and Some Verses by Horace Smith
