fling

Plural: flings

Noun

• a usually brief attempt
• a brief indulgence of your impulses
• the act of flinging
• An act of throwing, often violently.
• An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
• An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.
• A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
• An attempt, a try.
• A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe or taunt.
• A lively Scottish country dance.
• A trifling matter; an object of contempt.

Verb

Verb Forms: flung, flinging, flings

• To throw or hurl with force; to cast.
• throw with force or recklessness
  • "fling the frisbee"
• move in an abrupt or headlong manner
• indulge oneself
• throw or cast away
• To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
• To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
• To throw; to wince; to flounce.
• To utter abusive language; to sneer.

Examples

• a summer fling
• Don’t just fling tiles onto the board; think strategically!
• give it a fling
• I had a fling with a girl I met on holiday.
• the fling of a horse
• the Highland fling
• The scold began to flout and fling.

Synonyms

cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, crack, discard, dispose, go, offer, pass, put away, splurge, spree, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out, whirl, affairette, bung, cast, chuck, chunk, cook, dalliance, dash, dump, feck, fling, heave, hield, hookup, hoy, huck, hurl, hurtle, jerk, launch, liaison, lob, peck, peg, pick, pitch, precipitate, project, quoit, shy, skew, slight, sling, thrill, throw, traject, warp, whang, whip, whop, wing

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