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- pronunciation:
- flIng
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- take a fling at
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
flings, flinging, flung |
| definition 1: |
to throw violently or forcefully; hurl.
The mob flung rocks at the government soldiers.- synonyms:
- heave, hurl, sling
- similar words:
- cast, catapult, chuck, dash, hurtle, launch, pitch, propel, throw, toss
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| definition 2: |
to engage (oneself) forcefully or energetically.
She flung herself into the project.- synonyms:
- launch, throw
- similar words:
- engage, immerse, pitch into, plunge
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| definition 3: |
to move or send forcefully or abruptly; cast.
The bus was getting crowded, and he flung himself into the empty seat.The police flung the protesters into prison.- synonyms:
- cast, throw
- similar words:
- catapult, heave, hurl, lash, launch, pitch, send
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| definition 4: |
to discard or throw aside (often fol. by "away" or "aside").
I think I'll just fling these old shoes.She picked up a stick and then flung it away.He simply flung aside his chance for getting that scholarship.- synonyms:
- chuck, discard, toss
- similar words:
- cast, deep-six, drop, heave, junk, pitch, slough
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| related words: |
bowl, dart, project, thrash, tumble |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to move or throw oneself about energetically or violently.
She was so angry that she flung about the house breaking things.- synonyms:
- flounce, tear
- similar words:
- dash, fly, hurl, race, rush
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| related words: |
catapult |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of flinging.
With a quick fling, she sent the smooth flat rock skipping across the water.- synonyms:
- heave, throw
- similar words:
- cast, launch, pitch, toss
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| definition 2: |
a short period of unrestrained pleasure-seeking or revelry; spree.
He had one last fling before settling down and getting married.Her semester in Europe was more of a fling than a serious period of study.- synonyms:
- binge, spree
- similar words:
- bacchanal, bout, carouse, frolic, orgy, revel, romp, saturnalia, splurge, wassail
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| definition 3: |
a brief love affair, usu. with little or no emotional significance.
He insisted to his wife that the time spent with this old girlfriend had just been a fling.- similar words:
- affair, amour, intrigue, liaison
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| related words: |
binge, chuck, escapade, hurl, lark, plunge, put, throw |
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| phrase: |
take a fling at |
| derivation: |
flinger (n.) |
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