| Front | fling |
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| Back | fling verb, noun BrE /flɪŋ/ NAmE /flɪŋ/ verb verb forms word origin synonyms example bank (flung, flung /BrE flʌŋ; NAmE flʌŋ/) 1 ~ sb/sth + adv./prep. to throw sb/sth somewhere with force, especially because you are angry hurl Someone had flung a brick through the window. He flung her to the ground. The door was suddenly flung open. I was flung forward by the impact. He had his enemies flung into prison. 2 ~ yourself/sth + adv./prep. to move yourself or part of your body suddenly and with a lot of force She flung herself onto the bed. He flung out an arm to stop her from falling. 3 ~ sth (at sb)| + speech to say sth to sb in an aggressive way hurl They were flinging insults at each other. see also far-flung ˈfling yourself at sb (informal, disapproving) to make it too obvious to sb that you want to have a sexual relationship with them ˈfling yourself into sth to start to do sth with a lot of energy and enthusiasm They flung themselves into the preparations for the party. ˌfling sthˈoff/ˈon (informal) to take off or put on clothing in a quick and careless way He flung off his coat and collapsed on the sofa. ˌfling sbˈout (BrE, informal) to make sb leave a place suddenly throw out ˌfling sthˈout (BrE, informal) to get rid of sth that you do not want any longer throw out noun word origin example bank [usually singular] (informal) 1 a short period of enjoyment when you do not allow yourself to worry or think seriously about anything He was determined to have one last fling before retiring. 2 ~ (with sb) a short sexual relationship with sb We had a brief fling, but it's over now. see also Highland fling |
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