Slinging
/ˈslɪŋ.ɪŋ/noun
Present participle of sling: to throw or hurl something with force, or to suspend something loosely.
Did you know?Sling and its Germanic relatives originally centered on the idea of something hanging or swinging loosely before becoming the word for hurling a stone or weapon.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sleg-
“to hit, strike, or throw”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*slinganą
“to throw, hurl, or swing”
Old English
OE
slingan
“to throw, hurl; to cause to hang loosely”
Middle English
ME
slingen
“to fling or cast”
Modern English
English
slinging
“throwing or hurling, or hanging loosely”