fling
Meaning of fling
- throw or hurl forcefully.
he picked up the debris and flung it away
she flung herself down on his bed
I was flung into jail
- a short period of enjoyment or wild behaviour.
one final fling before a tranquil retirement
- short for Highland fling.
Middle English (in the sense ‘go violently’): perhaps related to Old Norse flengja ‘flog’. The main verb sense is based on an earlier sense ‘reckless movement of the body’ and dates from the early 19th century.
Information about fling
- The plural form of fling is: flings.
- Languages in which fling is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of fling
fling
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- fling is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
fling synonyms
Meaning crack:
Meaning spree:
Meaning splurge:
Meaning discard:
Meaning propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand:
Meaning casually throw or fling:
Meaning throw or impel (someone or something) with great force:
Meaning throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction:
Meaning throw roughly or casually:
Meaning throw or hit (a ball or missile) in a high arc:
Meaning a round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid:
Meaning hurl (something) forcefully:
Meaning move, push, or throw (something) with a sudden quick movement:
Meaning (especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement:
Meaning cause to move sharply or quickly; propel:
Meaning drive or push something forwards:
Meaning throw or cause to move forward or outward:
Meaning point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target:
Meaning control the operations of; manage or govern:
Meaning hurl or launch (something) with or as if with a catapult:
Meaning discharge a gun or other weapon in order to propel (a bullet or projectile):
Meaning throw (something) carelessly or casually:
Meaning throw (something heavy):
Meaning close with a stopper:
Meaning make a low, continuous humming sound:
Meaning make or produce a loud noise:
Meaning fix, secure, or mark with a peg or pegs:
Meaning used to attract someone's attention:
Meaning a mistake or blunder:
Meaning a period of excessive indulgence in an activity, especially eating, drinking, or taking drugs:
Meaning the state or process of taking pleasure in something:
Meaning the action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment:
Meaning activity done for enjoyment when one is not working:
Meaning lively and noisy festivities, especially when these involve drinking a large amount of alcohol:
Meaning pass time by playing tricks or practical jokes; indulge in horseplay:
Meaning a small ground-dwelling songbird with elongated hind claws and a song that is delivered on the wing, typically crested and with brown streaky plumage:
Translation of fling
- Spanish: tirar, arrojar
- Italian: scagliarsi, scaraventarsi, gettarsi
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