- present participle of sling.
slinging
Example Sentences
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Repelled, Nancy replies that she will be happily spending her summer slinging pizzas in Provincetown.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
They also form a partnership and set out to make their fortune and save the planet with a tidal-energy company that they claim will “power our civilization by slinging a yoke around the moon.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
I would bet an entire wishbone they’re slinging pans of macaroni and cheese that will bring the house down.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2025
Real-estate companies are locked in a fierce battle for market share, slinging lawsuits at their rivals even as many of them are pouring billions of dollars into acquiring competitors.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2025
I rub my eyes, yawn, and adjust the ropes we brought to tie the wood, slinging them over my shoulders.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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