were slinging

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of sling.
  sling

  noun

  a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.

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were slinging

Despite spring rain and the crawfish shortage, vendors at the festival were slinging droves of Styrofoam boxes filled with tasty red crustaceans, fixings and dipping sauce.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2024

Quarterbacks were slinging, receivers were catching and defensive backs were going so far as pulling jerseys with their not-so-hidden holding technique.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2022

Brewing everything from religious ceremonial ales in Ireland to everyday lagers in Egypt, women were slinging pints all over the globe.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2022

Outside, federal police officers were slinging backpacks into a bus.

From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2021

The frontiersmen were slinging down their axes and swinging their guns across their shoulders.

From The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High Sierras by Frederick Vining Fisher

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