The boy passed the time by flinging stones into the lake.
Source: tatoeba (268007)
Flinging
//ˈflɪŋɪŋ//
Synonyms for "flinging" (9 found)
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The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.
Source: tatoeba (527619)
If you go around flinging mud, some of it will stick to you.
Source: tatoeba (5001660)
He tore himself from her as he spoke, and, flinging himself upon his horse, galloped furiously away, never even looking round, as though afraid that his resolution might fail him if he took one glance at what he was leaving.
Source: tatoeba (6359724)
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