flinging
Casting with force
Flinging is the present participle of fling—to throw something with force or abandon.
Where throwing can be careful, flinging suggests carelessness or emotion: She was flinging clothes into a suitcase.
You might fling open a door, fling yourself onto a bed, or fling accusations at someone.
The word carries momentum and lack of restraint.
Powerful propulsion by arm
- lobbingThrowing in arc
- heavingMoving up and down
- pitchingDelivering toward the plate
- chuckingThrowing carelessly
slinging · tossing · casting · launching · pelting · catapulting · hurtling · thrusting
Moving in arcs
- whippingRepeated striking blows
- snappingBreaking with sharp sound
- jerkingAbrupt, spasmodic movement
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
waving · brandishing · flourishing · gesturing · arm movement
Dispersing liquid as mist
- spreadingExtending over space
- strewingSpreading by tossing
- showeringWashing under water spray
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
dispersing · splashing · spattering · sprinkling · distributing · flicking · casting about · disseminating
Disposing of unwanted items
- throwing awayDiscarding as refuse
- dumpingDisposing carelessly or abruptly
- ditchingHastily discarding something
- junkingDisposing of as worthless
disposing · shedding · jettisoning · abandoning · rejecting · purging · unloading · decluttering
hurling
Powerful propulsion by arm
chucking · slinging · tossing · casting · launching · pelting · catapulting · hurtling · thrusting · bowling
swinging
Moving in arcs
sweeping · waving · brandishing · flourishing · gesturing · arm movement
spraying
Dispersing liquid as mist
broadcasting · dispersing · splashing · spattering · sprinkling · distributing · flicking · casting about · disseminating
tossing out
Disposing of unwanted items
- throwing awayDiscarding as refuse
- dumpingDisposing carelessly or abruptly
- ditchingHastily discarding something
junking · disposing · shedding · jettisoning · abandoning · rejecting · purging · unloading · decluttering · scrapping
flingingsetting down
Act of placing down
laying · depositing · placing · resting · lowering
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