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fling

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verb

flung ˈfləŋ How to pronounce fling (audio) ; flinging ˈfliŋ-iŋ How to pronounce fling (audio)

intransitive verb

1
: to move in a brusque or headlong manner
flung out of the room in a rage
2
of an animal : to kick or plunge vigorously
3
Scotland : caper

transitive verb

1
a
: to throw forcefully, impetuously, or casually
flung herself down on the sofa
clothes were flung on the floor
b
: to cast as if by throwing
flung off all restraint
2
: to place or send suddenly and unceremoniously (see unceremonious sense 2)
was arrested and flung into prison
3
: to give unrestrainedly
flung himself into music
flinger noun

fling

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noun

1
: an act or instance of flinging
2
a
: a casual try or involvement
b
: a casual or brief love affair
3
: a period devoted to self-indulgence
Choose the Right Synonym for fling

throw, cast, toss, fling, hurl, pitch, sling mean to cause to move swiftly through space by a propulsive movement or a propelling force.

throw is general and interchangeable with the other terms but may specifically imply a distinctive motion with bent arm.

can throw a fastball and a curve

cast usually implies lightness in the thing thrown and sometimes a scattering.

cast it to the winds

toss suggests a light or careless or aimless throwing and may imply an upward motion.

tossed the coat on the bed

fling stresses a violent throwing.

flung the ring back in his face

hurl implies power as in throwing a massive weight.

hurled himself at the intruder

pitch suggests throwing carefully at a target.

pitch horseshoes

sling stresses either the use of whirling momentum in throwing or directness of aim.

slung the bag over his shoulder

Example Sentences

Verb He flung his shoe across the room. She flung the door open and stormed into the room. They flung their hats into the air. She flung herself into his arms. He flung his arms around her. I flung back my head and laughed. He leaned back and flung his leg over the arm of the chair. She flung herself onto the couch. Noun She had a fling with her boss. They had time for one last fling before going back to school. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Plenty of time for Emily to fling that Breton cap into the Seine, then. Vogue, 26 Aug. 2022 Trimmers designed to spin clockwise will fling debris to the right and cut best on the left. Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022 Their keepers say the bison have distinct personalities and changing moods; on a bad day, Haydes has been known to take his bucket of food and fling it around the field (and then appear remorseful when his dinner is soggy). Victoria Turk, Wired, 19 July 2022 Where would his children fling lawn darts at one another? John Kelly, Washington Post, 3 July 2022 Another option for a spacecraft that needs a speed boost is to fling itself past Earth. Wired, 29 July 2022 But the biggest stars of the party were arguably her flashy gifts from then-fling Ye (Kanye West): a mini ostrich-leather Hermès Birkin handbag for Ms. Fox and Birkins in other skins for four of her friends. Rory Satran, WSJ, 11 June 2022 In February 2025 the spacecraft will flyby Venus, getting a gravity assist to fling it into an inclined orbit of the Sun. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 19 May 2022 Floorball is a type of indoor hockey with no skates, where teams of five players plus a goalie try to fling wiffle balls into a goal. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 11 July 2022
Noun
Whether in the form of Chinese stars in American movies, or American movie theatres backed by Chinese investors, China’s encroachment on the American film industry was no passing fling. Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 This isn’t Hadid’s first fling with The Strand either. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022 The Mountaineers drove deep into Pitt territory in the final minute and Daniels hit Reese Smith on a fourth-down fling that appeared to bring the ball to the Pitt 1. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 1 Sep. 2022 Because this fling was a lot more sensually complicated than other office flings. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022 Israeli model Refaeli started out as DiCaprio's stunning 20-year-old fling, but evolved into a serious relationship, which began in 2005 and officially came to an end in 2011. Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 When a day on the job introduces her to sweet and stable English teacher Carter Maguire, their casual fling might lead to her own happy ending. Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 21 July 2022 For Devin Kasota Glaser and Alizeh Sadruddin Bhojani, the plan was to have a short fling. New York Times, 22 July 2022 Consider the strawberry: red, ripe, an ephemeral pleasure as fleeting as a summer fling. Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flengja to whip

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fling was in the 14th century

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