slung

[sluhng] / slʌŋ /

VERB

throw or hang over

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dangle fling heave hoist hurl lob

STRONG

bung cast catapult chuck fire launch peg pitch raise send shoot suspend swing toss weight

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy finish keep raze receive stop

Example Sentences

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As armor, Elizabeth slung a Launer handbag over her forearm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

After dinner, Idle slung his Holy Grail-shaped bag — made by his daughter and lined with Spam-printed fabric — over his shoulder and left a voicemail for a friend he regularly jams with in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

As the two old men told their stories, a youngster brushed past them, a machete slung over his shoulder.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

In the station concourse a young soldier with a Kalashnikov slung across his back was hugging his girlfriend before she left to go west and he went back to his unit.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Then, with the end of the chain slung over his shoulder, he began hauling the watch to his house.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig