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- verb Present participle of
sling .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling)
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Examples
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A spokesman for Lord Mandelson insisted that the Minister's expenses were perfectly legitimate based on the important role he plays in slinging dirt at the Opposition.
Mandelson Expenses Published Dungeekin 2009
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Obviously there's going to be some mud slinging from the right, but I would have expected at least ONE alternative to have been presented by now.
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Extravagant mud slinging from the Christian dimwit contingent
Extravagant mud slinging from the Christian dimwit contingent « Anglican Samizdat 2010
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Extravagant mud slinging from the Christian dimwit contingent « Anglican Samizdat
Extravagant mud slinging from the Christian dimwit contingent « Anglican Samizdat 2010
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A spokesman for Lord Mandelson insisted that the Minister's expenses were perfectly legitimate based on the important role he plays in slinging dirt at the Opposition.
Archive 2009-01-01 Dungeekin 2009
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Just because we are supporting one democratic candidate does not means we will automatically support the other, especially with all of the mud slinging from the other side.
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No mud slinging is worth losing the white house for another 8 years! michael
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Unfortunately, the Pennsylvania results would be an indicator that mud slinging is still an effective tactic in some places.
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No matter which way folks decide to go, this mud slinging is bad for the campaign and bad for the Democratic Party and I wish both campaigns would make a commitment to bring this to a halt … now.
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You make some very good points however, when you begin slinging insults I tend to scan past your posts.
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