fling
verb (used with object)
to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence.
was flinging
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past progressiveof fling.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Yet the Chiefs were the runaway leaders in total offense, and not just because Patrick Mahomes was flinging the ball all over the field on his way to an MVP season.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
And at age 7, Siegel recalled, Parker was flinging the ball so hard from the pitcher’s circle that unsuspecting tykes would dive out of the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2023
When they last saw him, Thomas was flinging off his trousers and shouting, to a passing train: “I ain’t gonna be no mop-and-broom man!” — an allusion to his presumed grown-up fate.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2020
Mesut Özil’s only notable contribution was flinging his jacket at Marco Silva, Henrikh Mkhitaryan hid and there was no service for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2019
The King’s Huntress was in the middle of the group of riders, and she too was flinging out sparkling gold coins, and her horse’s headdress was plumed in a crown of red feathers.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
