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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Fling \Fling\, v. i. 1. To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling. [1913 Webster] 2. To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste. [1913 Webster] And crop-full, out of doors he flings. --Milton. [1913 Webster] I flung closer to his breast, As sword that, after battle, flings to sheath. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] To fling out, to become ugly and intractable; to utter sneers and insinuations. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Fling \Fling\ (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flung (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. Flinging.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl["a]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. [1913 Webster] The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. [1913 Webster] His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him. --Walpole. [1913 Webster] To fling about, to throw on all sides; to scatter. To fling away, to reject; to discard. [1913 Webster] Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. --Shak. To fling down. (a) To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge. [1913 Webster] This question so flung down before the guests, . . . Was handed over by consent of all To me who had not spoken. --Tennyson. (b) To overturn; to demolish; to ruin. To fling in, to throw in; not to charge in an account; as, in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days' work. To fling off, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey; also, to get rid of. --Addison. To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door. To fling out, to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner; as, to fling out hard words against another. To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Fling \Fling\, n. 1. A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse. [1913 Webster] 2. A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm. [1913 Webster] I, who love to have a fling, Both at senate house and king. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 3. A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling. [1913 Webster] 4. A trifing matter; an object of contempt. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] England were but a fling Save for the crooked stick and the gray goose wing. --Old Proverb. [1913 Webster] 5. a short period during which one indulges one's wishes, whims, or desires in an unrestrained manner. [PJC] 6. a love affair. [PJC] 7. a casual or brief attempt to accomplish something. [informal] Syn: shot. [PJC] 8. a period during which one tries a new activity; as, he took a fling at playing tennis. [PJC] To have one's fling, to enjoy one's self to the full; to have a season of dissipation. --J. H. Newman. ``When I was as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of pleasure.'' --D. Jerrold. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Fling \Fling\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flung; p. pr. & vb. n. Flinging.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl["a]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1. 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. 'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings. --Dryden. He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden. I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire. --Addison. 2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton. Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope. 3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him. --Walpole.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Fling \Fling\, v. i. 1. To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling. 2. To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling. 3. To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste. And crop-full, out of doors he flings. --Milton. I flung closer to his breast, As sword that, after battle, flings to sheath. --Mrs. Browning. To fling out, to become ugly and intractable; to utter sneers and insinuations.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Fling \Fling\, n. 1. A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse. 2. A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm. I, who love to have a fling, Both at senate house and king. --Swift. 3. A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling. 4. A trifing matter; an object of contempt. [Obs.] England were but a fling Save for the crooked stick and the gray goose wing. --Old Proverb. To have one's fling, to enjoy one's self to the full; to have a season of dissipation. --J. H. Newman. ``When I was as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of pleasure.'' --D. Jerrold.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
fling n 1: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: crack, go, pass, whirl, offer] 2: a brief indulgence of your impulses [syn: spree] 3: the act of flinging v 1: throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee" 2: move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa" 3: indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV" [syn: splurge] 4: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: discard, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away] [also: flung]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
fling Αγγλικά n. 1 ανάπαυλα, περίοδος χωρίς σκοτούρες 2 βραχυχρόνια σεξουαλική σχέση Αγγλικά vb. 1 (μτβ) εκσφενδονίζω, πετάω ή σπρώχνω κάποιον ή κάτι με δύναμη, ειδικά επειδή είμαι θυμωμένος ή με απρόσεκτο τρόπο 2 (μτβ) πετιέμαι, ρίχνω, κινούμαι ξαφνικά με δύναμη 3 (μτβ) πετάω βρισιά, πετάω κατάμουτρα, ρίχνω, λέω κάτι σε κάποιον με επιθετικό τρόποFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
fling n. 1 An act of throwing, often violently. 2 An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance. 3 An act or period of unrestrained indulgence. vb. (lb en intransitive now archaic) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Fling n. (surname: en).From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
fling n. 1 An act of throwing, often violently. 2 An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance. 3 An act or period of unrestrained indulgence. vb. (lb en intransitive now archaic) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Fling n. (surname: en).From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
fling n. 1 An act of throwing, often violently. 2 An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance. 3 An act or period of unrestrained indulgence. vb. (lb en intransitive now archaic) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Fling n. (surname: en).From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
fling n. 1 An act of throwing, often violently. 2 An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance. 3 An act or period of unrestrained indulgence. vb. (lb en intransitive now archaic) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Fling n. (surname: en).From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
fling Englanti vb. 1 heiluttaa, huitoa 2 heitellä, heittäytyä, paiskataFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
fling Engelska vb. slunga, kasta snabbt och våldsamtFrom English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
fling /flˈɪŋ/ swaaiFrom English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
fling /flˈɪŋ/ afwerpFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Fling /flˈɪŋ/ العلاقة المؤقّتةFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
fling //ˈflɪŋ//From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]1. мятане, хвърляне act of throwing 2. веселие, развлечение act of unrestrained indulgence 3. флирт short sexual relationship
fling //ˈflɪŋ//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]запращам, хвърлям to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl
fling /flˈɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]mrštit
fling /flˈɪŋ/ BettgeschichteFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], amouröses Abenteuer Synonym: amorous escapade see: flings, amorous escapades
fling /flˈɪŋ/ WurfFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Schleudern
fling /flˈɪŋ/ (flung /flˈʌŋ/ <>, flung /flˈʌŋ/ <>)From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]etw. (an einen Ort) werfen, schleudern, schmeißen [ugs.] "fling your hat into the air" - seinen Hut in die Luft werfen "fling your shoes across the room" - seine Schuhe quer durchs Zimmer schleudern "fling sb. into prison" - jdn. ins Gefängnis werfen Synonyms: throw, toss, cast, pitch, chuck, sling, heave, bung, peg, hoy, bish sth. see: throwing, tossing, casting, flinging, pitching, chucking, slinging, heaving, bunging, peging, hoying, bishing, thrown, tossed, cast, flung, pitched, chucked, slung, heaved, bunged, peged, hoyed, bished, you throw, I/he/she threw, we/they threw, hurl a brick through the window glass, She hurled herself into the job with enthusiasm., Mike threw a stone into the pond.
fling /flˈɪŋ/ πετώ κάτι με ορμή, εξακοντίζω, πετώFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
fling //ˈflɪŋ//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]1. sätke, sätkiminen act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements 2. heitto act of throwing 3. hoito, pikasuhde, säätö short sexual relationship
fling /fliŋ/ agiter, brandirFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
fling /flˈɪŋ/From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]1. फेंकना "He flung the book away as it was not upto his expectations." 2. धक्का देना "During the fight, Ram flung Shyam to the ground." 3. हिलाना, पटक देना "As she flung herself from the cliff, he caught her in his arms." 4. डालना "Do not fling unnecessary accusations on others."
fling /flˈɪŋ/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. आनन्दित होना "He had his fling before going abroad." 2. प्रेम प्रसंग "He had a brief fling with Sheela."
fling /flˈɪŋ/ bacati, bacati se, jurnutiFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
fling /flˈɪŋ/ 1. skót táncfajta 2. kiruccanás 3. dobás 4. kirúgás (lóé) 5. lendítés 6. hajítás 7. gúnyolódó megjegyzés 8. hirtelen heves mozdulat 9. szórakozás 10. mulatozás 11. gúnyos megjegyzés 12. csípôs megjegyzés 13. lumpolás 14. vetés 15. kötekedô megjegyzés 16. próbálkozás 17. kitombolás 18. csúfolódó megjegyzés 19. csipkelôdô megjegyzés 20. kísérlet 21. szúrós megjegyzésFrom English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
fling //ˈflɪŋ//From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]banting to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl
fling //ˈflɪŋ//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]投げる to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl
fling /flɪŋ/ I.From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]rzucać się, rzucać II. 1. [nieform] przygoda 2. [nieform] have a fling at sth (have V: :a :fling :at NP) - zabawiać się, mieć ubaw
fling /fliŋ/ agitar, bater, mexer, vibrarFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
fling //ˈflɪŋ//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]affär, äventyr short sexual relationship
fling /flˈɪŋ/ 1. (flung) atmak, fırlatmak, savurmak: silkinmek: silkmek 2. binicisini üstünden atmak (at): öteye beriye sallamak 3. yıkmak, düşürmek, devirmek 4. çifte atmak: atılmak 5. savurmak (küfür) 6. dalmak, sıçramak. fling away dışarı atmak, dışarı fırlamak. fling off dağıtmak, yaymak 7. izini kaybettirmek (av) 8. defetmek. fling out yüzüne karşı söylemek (söz) 9. fırlatmak.From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
fling /flˈɪŋ/ 1. atma, atış 2. sıçrayış, fırlayış 3. hakaret, laf sokuşturma, iğneli söz 4. hareketli dans 5. çıIgınlık, eğlence, serbest davranış. have a fling at denemek, yapmaya çalışmak. have one' fling baskıdan kurtulup serbestçe hareket etmek, meydanı boş bulup bol bol eğlenmek.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈfɫɪŋ/
156 Moby Thesaurus words for "fling": approach, assay, attempt, bash, bat, bender, bid, binge, boil, bolt, bout, bowl, bung, bust, career, carousal, carouse, cast, cast at, catapult, celebration, change of pace, change-up, charge, chase, chuck, chuck at, chunk, clap, crack, curve, dart, dash, debauch, downcurve, drinking bout, effort, endeavor, escapade, essay, experiment, fastball, fire, fire at, fling at, flip, fork, forward pass, gambit, gamble, go, haste, hasten, heave, heave at, hie, hump, hump it, hurl, hurl against, hurl at, hurry, hurtle, incurve, indulgence, jerk, knuckleball, lance, lark, lash, lateral, lateral pass, launch, let fly, let fly at, lick, lob, make haste, move, offer, orgy, outcurve, party, pass, peg, pelt, pitch, pitchfork, plank, plop, ploy, plump, plunk, pop, post, propel, put, put the shot, race, rampage, randan, randy, revel, risk, rush, scamper, scoot, scour, scramble, screwball, scud, scurry, scuttle, send, serve, service, shoot, shot, shot-put, shy, shy at, sinker, skedaddle, slap, slider, sling, sling at, snap, spitball, spitter, splurge, spree, stab, stagger, step, step on it, stroke, strong bid, tear, tentative, throw, throw at, thrust, tilt, toot, toss, toss at, trial, trial and error, try, undertaking, upcurve, venture, whack, whirl, wingdingFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 投掷,急冲,嘲弄; v. 投,猛冲,嘲笑;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 投掷,急冲,嘲弄 vt. 投,使陷入,挥动,嘲笑,扫视 vi. 猛冲