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fling

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1. fling - Noun

2. fling - Verb

3. Fling - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

To shed forth; to emit; to scatter.

To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation.

To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling.

To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling.

To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste.

A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse.

A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.

A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling.

A trifing matter; an object of contempt.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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