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Traditional English :: fling
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fring - v. & n. --v. (past and past part. flung)
1 tr. throw or hurl (an object) forcefully.
2 refl. a (usu. foll. by into) rush headlong (into a person's arms, a train, etc.). b (usu. foll. by into) embark wholeheartedly (on an enterprise). c (usu. foll. by on) throw (oneself) on a person's mercy etc.
3 tr. utter (words) forcefully.
4 tr. (usu. foll. by out) suddenly spread (the arms).
5 tr. (foll. by on, off) put on or take off (clothes) carelessly or rapidly.
6 intr. go angrily or violently; rush (flung out of the room).
7 tr. put or send suddenly or violently (was flung into jail).
8 tr. (foll. by away) discard or put aside thoughtlessly or rashly (flung away their reputation).
9 intr. (usu. foll. by out) (of a horse etc.) kick and plunge.
10 tr. archaic send, emit (sound, light, smell). --n. 1 an act or instance of flinging; a throw; a plunge.
2 a spell of indulgence or wild behaviour (he's had his fling).
3 an impetuous, whirling Scottish dance, esp. the Highland fling. have a fling at 1 make an attempt at.
2 jeer at. flinger n. [ME, perh. f. ON] |
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Related Words
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fling
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napervilles
last
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winns
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shirt
it
il
final
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plane
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insect
illinois
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Most Often Usage
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