slung

[ sluhng ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of sling ¹.

slung

/ slʌŋ /

adjective

1. the past tense and past participle of sling 1

Other Words From

• un·slung adjective

Example Sentences

Too often it was slung into the box without any idea.

From BBC

Sharvit had always carried a pistol with him in the fields, but now he began approaching activists and Palestinians with an assault rifle slung over his shoulder and his threats became more menacing, Ariel says.

From BBC

Another angler confronted Samuel, who was trying to slip away while hiding his catch - only for the fish's head to be seen protruding from the arm of a coat slung over his shoulder.

From BBC

Critically, a sewer pipe was slung under the pier to dump the city’s sewage farther offshore, a practice that ended in the late 1920s.

From Los Angeles Times

After a few songs, the band’s frontman called Mr. Blinken onstage on Tuesday and, by prearrangement, America’s top diplomat slung a red Gibson guitar over his shoulder.

From New York Times

Related Words

• dangle
• fling
• heave
• hoist
• hurl
• lob