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Definition of slungnext
past tense of sling
as in swung
to place on an elevated point without support from below sling a hammock between the trees

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verb (2)

past tense of sling
as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm slinging stones at the fence post

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Recent Examples of slung
Verb
As Mars’s gravity slung the spacecraft onto the next leg of its journey, mission scientists used the opportunity to put its multispectral imager through a full dress rehearsal. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 21 July 2026 Luke Shaw broke into open space down the left just past the half-hour mark and slung in a cross intended for his striker, but Zirkzee was several steps behind the penalty spot when the ball was delivered, unable to attack it when he was needed most. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 July 2026 Noe returned to the wharf and slung the dead rat across the water. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 The leasing officer who let us in watches from the doorway with a bemused smile as Parks films the space on her phone, clacking around the hardwood floors in nude heels and a backless seafoam dress, a Coach bag slung over her shoulder. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 July 2026 The comfortable straps can be held in your hands, or slung over your shoulder. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026 Cam slung his golf bag over one shoulder and climbed onto his bike. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026 Try it with casual flip-flops and a knit slung around the waist for off-duty cool; with jelly sandals and a denim jacket for an irreverent twist; or with suede flats and a crisp shirt for understated elegance. — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 2 July 2026 The tarpaulin draped over a ship propeller brings to mind dirty laundry slung over the blades of an idle fan. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slung
  1. swung
  2. threw
  3. hung
  4. hurled
  5. dangled
  6. tossed
  7. strung
  8. flung
Verb
  • Out in the clean air, this pointer swung away from the compass to aim at the plume’s edge, several seconds before the fly physically turned to head back.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
  • It’s swung as low as $72 early this month and as high as $102 last week on uncertainty about whether the United States and Iran could reach a deal to allow oil tankers to move freely again from the Middle East to customers worldwide.
    — Stan Choe, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of swung
Verb
  • Cade Gibson, Calvin Faucher and Tyler Zuber combined to allow one run over three innings before Pete Fairbanks threw a 1-2-3 ninth for his 16th save.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Pete Fairbanks, the Marlins' fifth pitcher, threw just seven pitches while earning his 16th save with a perfect ninth.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of threw
Verb
  • Iran publicly hanged Abolfazl Sepahi-Badjani Tuesday over his alleged role in January's nationwide anti-government protests.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Fanning went with two silky, pajamaesque pieces that both hung loosely off her body.
    — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 28 July 2026
Definition of hung
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  • While the violent mobs who hurled stones at marchers in 1966 are long gone, civil rights advocates say their demands remained strikingly familiar and that the threat to democracy has not disappeared.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Resinous pine cones can also ignite and be hurled hundreds of meters by wind, helping fire spread.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of hurled
Verb
  • Both administrations dangled a nuclear cooperation agreement as a key incentive to Saudi Arabia in return for normalizing ties with Israel.
    — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
  • Several members equipped with climbing harnesses clambered up a small tree on the school’s front lawn and dangled from its limbs on climbing ropes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of dangled
Verb
  • Roman Reigns tossed the chair aside, moving past his obsession.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Joe Mack homered, Xavier Edwards added an RBI single and Sandy Alcantara tossed six-plus solid innings for the Marlins, who won the final three games of the four-game series.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of tossed
Verb
  • Willow hit a desperation lariat and strung a series of moves together, including a missile dropkick.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Some sort of pink fabric was knotted up around where the ratchet strap was strung from the tree.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Definition of strung
Verb
  • The impact flung trillions of tons of debris into the sky, and much of it headed right into that yawning atmosphere and into Earth’s orbit.
    — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • The moment when everything has been flung apart and is exploding in front of you.
    — Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
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