Thesaurus results for FLUNG

flung

verb

Definition of flung

past tense of fling

as in threw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm flinging rocks into the pond just for the fun of it

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Recent Examples of flung Last year in Arizona, a motorcyclist was fatally injured after hitting a Waymo and being flung into the road. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Bobby McMann swung around the Oilers’ net and flung a cross-crease pass to a waiting Jordan Eberle at the opposite post, but Levi’s glove was waiting, stopping the puck on the goal line. — Janson Duench, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 When the ball hit the turf, Rocchio flung his helmet in the air and Cleveland's dugout emptied onto the field to celebrate. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Some flight attendants were also reportedly flung into the air, while one flight attendant was injured during the event. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 The woman’s head of auburn curls, so neatly assembled and without a hair out of place, was flung to the side and her cheek, powdered with rouge, was now as red as a sunset. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 Half a decade of Taliban control ended, and suddenly the doors of education were flung open. — Rebecca Blumenstein, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 Her fearsome paradisical pieces have been flung like seed across the continents in an informal way. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 Sheets of steel siding were flung into the streets and trees and wrapped around powerlines. — John Wisely, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flung

Verb

Quarterback Aaron Philo threw the ball a season-high 34 times, completing just 21, while star tailback Baugh only added 13 on the ground.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
It’s been over two years since Sam threw a TD pass against the 49ers.

— Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of threw

Verb

When campaigning for parliament in 2024, Farage had a milkshake thrown at him by a woman and on another occasion objects were hurled towards his open-top bus by a man.

— Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Against one-on-one coverage, Tyquan Thornton broke open on a deep out-breaking route, and with pressure in his face, Patrick Mahomes hurled a pass that Thornton caught for a 30-yard gain and a fresh set of downs.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurled

Verb

On September 13 the Materialists star was photographed leaving the 2026 US Open men’s singles championships with the cozy layering piece slung over her shoulder, revealing a romantic white silk camisole underneath.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2026
Nearby, a 9-year-old washed his face discreetly in the bushes with a bottle of water, a bright orange backpack slung over his shoulder.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026