fling
Example Sentences
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He sprang up, rushed to the door, flung it open.
From Literature
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For as long as index funds have existed, they’ve been under attack from competitors flinging one flimsy pretext after another.
I fling off my flip-flops and rub my feet against the back of the driver’s seat.
From Literature
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They saw him fling the window open, and heard him cry out.
From Literature
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"Maybe we're not flinging ourselves off massive jumps or sliding down a track at 80 miles per hour, but it's a lot harder than people realise to even keep your balance."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.