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slinging

  • present participle of sling.

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If you think of late-career Elvis Presley as only a plump and gaudy Las Vegas crooner slinging schlock in the 1970s, you’re about to get all shook up.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

Real-estate companies are locked in a fierce battle for market share, slinging lawsuits at their rivals even as many of them are pouring billions of dollars into acquiring competitors.

From MarketWatch Nov. 12, 2025

With Stretch Pizza, Dufresne began slinging slices and pies in Manhattan’s Flatiron neighborhood in 2023 and has since expanded to two more locations.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

Seven years later to the day, former “Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson marked the anniversary of Khashoggi’s killing by slinging some of his heartiest har-hars at the Bakr al-Sheddi Theater.

From Salon Oct. 5, 2025

A car swept by, slinging scalded air and a layer of dust.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd