was flinging
- past progressive of fling.
Example Sentences
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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
Michael Vick was flinging touchdown passes the way he did in his peak as an NFL star.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2017
The wind was flinging embers a quarter-mile ahead of the flame fronts, studding the night-darkened mountains with hundreds of small fires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2016
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
