- present participle of sling.
slinging
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With four overseas players introduced this year, fewer emerging players have been given much responsibility during the tournament, but Sunrisers' batters struggled with Phillips' slinging, awkward action.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
On stage, they’re still in their prime, slinging out classics like “Grindin’” and “Virginia” between last year’s “Chains & Whips” and “So Be It.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
If you think of late-career Elvis Presley as only a plump and gaudy Las Vegas crooner slinging schlock in the 1970s, you’re about to get all shook up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
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
Then he took his gun, and slinging his ax on his shoulder he went away to the clearing to cut down some more trees.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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