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fling
[ fling ]
verb (used with object)
- to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence:
to fling a stone.
- to move (oneself ) violently with impatience, contempt, or the like:
She flung herself angrily from the room.
- to put suddenly or violently:
to fling a suspect into jail.
- to project or speak sharply, curtly, or forcefully:
He flung his answer at the questioner.
- to involve (oneself ) vigorously in an undertaking.
- to move, do, or say (something) quickly:
to fling a greeting in passing.
- to send suddenly and rapidly:
to fling fresh troops into a battle.
- to throw aside or off.
- to throw to the ground, as in wrestling or horseback riding.
verb (used without object)
- to move with haste or violence; rush; dash.
- to fly into violent and irregular motions, as a horse; throw the body about, as a person.
- to speak harshly or abusively (usually followed by out ):
He flung out disgustedly against the whole human race.
noun
- an act of flinging.
- a short period of unrestrained pursuit of one's wishes or desires:
The week of partying was my last fling before starting a new job.
- an attempt at something:
He took a fling at playwriting.
- a critical or contemptuous remark; gibe.
- Also called Highland fling. a lively Scottish dance characterized by flinging movements of the arms and legs.
fling
/ ´Ú±ôɪŋ /
verb
- to throw, esp with force or abandon; hurl or toss
- to put or send without warning or preparation
to fling someone into jail
- also intr to move (oneself or a part of the body) with abandon or speed
he flung himself into a chair
- usually foll by into to apply (oneself) diligently and with vigour (to)
- to cast aside; disregard
she flung away her scruples
- to utter violently or offensively
- poetic.to give out; emit
noun
- the act or an instance of flinging; toss; throw
- a period or occasion of unrestrained, impulsive, or extravagant behaviour
to have a fling
- any of various vigorous Scottish reels full of leaps and turns, such as the Highland fling
- a trial; try
to have a fling at something different
Derived Forms
- ˈ´Ú±ô¾±²Ô²µ±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ´Ç³Ü³Ùî€Ð±ô¾±²Ô²µî€ƒ verb (used with object) outflung outflinging
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of fling1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of fling1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with fling , also see last fling .Example Sentences
The kind of person who lies to strangers out of boredom and shrugs her way through flings with unattractive men.
But I’m not sure of the film’s intentions when Killian responds by flinging food, scaring Ken’s kids and pacing the room as though it were a cage.
"I will always be grateful to Gordon Strachan for giving me that opportunity and he flung me right in for my debut that week," he said.
Yet to be Viennese is to be inherently open to an occasional fling or three.
Threats of mass destruction aside, I suspect Soderbergh is no more serious about this film than a fling.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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