flung
Example Sentences
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He sprang up, rushed to the door, flung it open.
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Her cheeks were pink with excitement, and her hood was flung back over her shoulders.
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Abby clutched her walker with one hand and flung the small stones with all her might.
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Jeremy screamed and flung himself across the bed, causing the dragon to flutter into the air.
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She said the doors were "flung open" and "whoever needed to be in there was in there".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.