Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun slinging

1 sense of slinging

Sense 1
slinging -- (throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling))
       => throw -- (the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sling

4 senses of sling

Sense 1
sling, catapult -- (hurl as if with a sling)
       => hurl, hurtle, cast -- (throw forcefully)

Sense 2
sling -- (hang loosely or freely; let swing)
       => hang, hang up -- (cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall")

Sense 3
sling -- (move with a sling; "sling the cargo onto the ship")
       => move, displace -- (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant")

Sense 4
sling -- (hold or carry in a sling; "he cannot button his shirt with his slinged arm")
       => hold, carry, bear -- (support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright")