Definitions of fling [ɪŋ]

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Definition of 'fling'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) fling
to throw or cast with force, violence, or abandon.

2.  fling
to move (oneself) violently or abruptly:
She flung herself angrily from the room.

3.  fling
to put or send suddenly or without preparation:
to fling someone into jail.

4.  fling
to project or speak sharply or aggressively.

5.  fling
to involve (oneself) vigorously in an undertaking.

6.  fling
to move, do, or say quickly.

7.  fling
to throw aside or off.

8. (v.i.) fling
to move with haste or violence.

9.  fling
to fly into violent and irregular motions, as a horse.

10.  fling
to speak harshly or abusively (usu. fol. by out).

11. (n.) fling
an act or instance of flinging.

12.  fling
a short period of unrestrained pursuit of one's desires.

13.  fling
an attempt at something:
to have a fling at playwriting.

14.  fling
a lively Scottish dance.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME)

Definition of 'fling'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
a usually brief attempt
"he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

2. (noun) spree, fling
a brief indulgence of your impulses

3. (verb) fling
the act of flinging

4. (verb) fling
throw with force or recklessness
"fling the frisbee"

5. (verb) fling
move in an abrupt or headlong manner
"He flung himself onto the sofa"

6. (verb) splurge, fling
indulge oneself
"I splurged on a new TV"

7. (verb) discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
throw or cast away
"Put away your worries"

Definition of 'fling'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) fling
to throw carelessly
I flung my bags on the floor.

2. fling
to move with force
He flung open the door and marched in.

3. (noun) fling
a casual sexual relationship with sb

Definition of 'fling'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) fling
a cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse

2. (noun) fling
a severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm

3. (noun) fling
a kind of dance; as, the Highland fling

4. (noun) fling
a trifing matter; an object of contempt

5. (verb) fling
to cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to fing a stone into the pond

6. (verb) fling
to shed forth; to emit; to scatter

7. (verb) fling
to throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation

8. (verb) fling
to throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling

9. (verb) fling
to cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling

10. (verb) fling
to throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste

Translation of 'fling'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to throw with great force He flung a brick through the window.
Afrikaans: gooi	Arabic: يَرْمي، يَقْذِف	Bulgarian: запращам
Brazilian: atirar	Czech: mrštit	German: schleudern
Danish: kyle; slynge	Greek: εκσφενδονίζω, τινάζω με δ	Spanish: arrojar, lanzar
Estonian: paiskama	Farsi: پرتاب کردن	Finnish: viskata
French: lancer	Hebrew: לְהַשלִיך	Hindi: फेंकना
Croatian: baciti, zavitlati	Hungarian: hajít	Indonesian: melemparkan
Icelandic: henda, kasta	Italian: lanciare	Japanese: 投げる
Korean: 세게 던지다	Lithuanian: sviesti	Latvian: sviest; mest
Malay: mencampakkan	Dutch: smijten	Norwegian: kaste, hive, kyle, slenge
Polish: ciskać, rzucać	Persian: پرتاب کردن	Pashto: تو غول، له واره په زور سر
Portuguese: atirar	Romanian: a arunca	Russian: швырять
Slovak: hodiť	Slovenian: vreči	Serbian: baciti
Swedish: kasta, slunga	Thai: ขว้าง; ปา	Turkish: atmak, fırlatmak
Taiwanese: (用力地)扔	Ukrainian: кидати; жбурляти	Urdu: زور سے پینکنا
Vietnamese: ném; vứt	Chinese: （用力地）扔
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