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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Three gaffers rush by with heavy coils of electric cord slung over their shoulders.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

In the fields beyond, a squash farmer trudged home, a sack slung over his shoulder heavy with his harvest.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

As he strutted into the UConn locker room after the game, he had his arm slung around Mullins’s shoulders and only one word on his mind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

Mr. Corcoran slung a heavy arm around his neck and pulled him close.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt