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Definition of Fling
Pronunciation: flĭng | v. t. | 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. | | 2. | To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. | | 3. | To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. | | 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. | | 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. | | 3. | A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling. | | 4. | A trifing matter; an object of contempt. | | 5. | a short period during which one indulges one's wishes, whims, or desires in an unrestrained manner. | | 6. | a love affair. | | 7. | a casual or brief attempt to accomplish something. | | 8. | a period during which one tries a new activity; as, he took a fling at playing tennis. |
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