Meaning & use
slinging
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Throwing or hurling something with a swinging motion.
See it in a sentence
The pitcher was slinging fastballs well over ninety miles an hour.
He was slinging insults at anyone who disagreed with him.
A note on using this word
Informally, "slinging" can also mean selling something, especially illegal drugs, as in "slinging dope."
Words with a similar meaning
hurlingthrowing
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Words with an opposite meaning
catching
Another way to use it
2. verb
Informally, selling something, especially illegal drugs.
He was arrested for slinging drugs on the corner.
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