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- Dictionaryfling/flɪŋ/
verb
- 1. throw or hurl forcefully: "he picked up the debris and flung it away"
noun
- 1. a short period of enjoyment or wild behaviour: "one final fling before a tranquil retirement" Similar
- 2. short for Highland fling
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FLING definition: 1. to throw something or someone suddenly and with a lot of force: 2. to move or do something…. Learn more.
The meaning of FLING is to move in a brusque or headlong manner. How to use fling in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fling.
Fling definition: to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence. See examples of FLING used in a sentence.
11 meanings: 1. to throw, esp with force or abandon; hurl or toss 2. to put or send without warning or preparation 3. to move.... Click for more definitions.
FLING meaning: 1. to throw something or someone suddenly and with a lot of force: 2. to move or do something…. Learn more.
FLING definition: 1. to throw or move something suddenly and with a lot of force: 2. a sexual relationship that is…. Learn more.
1. To throw with violence: flung the dish against the wall. See Synonyms at throw. 2. To put or send suddenly or unexpectedly: troops that were flung into battle. 3. To engage (oneself) in an activity with abandon and energy. 4. To cast aside; discard: fling propriety away. v.intr.
The main verb sense is based on an earlier sense ‘reckless movement of the body’ and dates from the early 19th cent. Definition of fling noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to throw something violently in a particular direction: Rioters hurled a brick through the car's windshield. to throw something somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry: ) to throw something so that it goes high through the air: Join us.
Definitions of 'fling' 1. If you fling something somewhere, you throw it there using a lot of force. [...] 2. If you fling yourself somewhere, you move or jump there suddenly and with a lot of force. [...] 3. If you fling a part of your body in a particular direction, especially your arms or head, you move it there suddenly. [...] More.
