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   Fling

   /fliNG/

   

   verb

   • 1. throw or hurl forcefully: "he picked up the debris and flung it away"
   • ▪ move or push (something) suddenly or violently: "he flung back the bedclothes"
   • ▪ throw oneself headlong: "he flung himself down at her feet with a laugh"
   • ▪ wholeheartedly engage in or begin on (an enterprise): "the producer flung himself into an ugly battle with the studio"
   • ▪ put on or take off clothes carelessly or rapidly.
   • ▪ utter (words) forcefully: "the words were flung at her like an accusation"
   • ▪ go angrily or violently; rush: "he flung away to his study, slamming the door behind him"

   noun

   • 1. a short period of enjoyment or wild behavior: "one final fling before a tranquil retirement" Similar good timebingespreebit of funbit of amusementnight on the townfun and gamesenjoymententertainmentrecreationrevelryskylarkinglarks
   • ▪ a short, spontaneous sexual relationship: "I had a fling with someone when I was at college" Similar affairlove affairrelationshipromanceflirtationdallianceliaisonentanglementromantic entanglementinvolvementattachmentaffair of the heartintriguerelationsaffaireaffaire de/du cœuramourinformal:hanky-pankycarry-on
   • 2. short for Highland fling

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘go violently’): perhaps related to Old Norse flengja ‘flog’. The main verb sense is based on an earlier sense ‘reckless movement of the body’ and dates from the early 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. flinger noun

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   What is fling?

   • Definition of fling noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary fling (with somebody) a short romantic relationship with someone We had a brief fling, but it's over now. 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 returning to work.

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   What does flung mean?

   • to throw or push somebody/something with force, especially because you are angry, or in a careless way synonym hurl fling somebody/something + adv./prep. Someone had flung a brick through the window. He flung her to the ground. I was flung forward by the impact. I flung a few clothes into a bag. He had his enemies flung into prison.

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   What is a fling in a relationship?

   • A fling is a casual relationship between two people which involves a sexual or nearly sexual relationship without the necessary expectations of commitment normally present in a formal romantic relationship. In the beginning, this arrangement will appear convenient. How do you know if it’s just a fling?

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   A brief time of unrestrained pleasures or dissipation. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A spirited dance. The Highland fling. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A trial effort; try. To have a fling at acting.

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   to move, do, or say (something) quickly: to fling a greeting in passing. to send suddenly and rapidly: to fling fresh troops into a battle. to throw aside or off.

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   Definitions of 'fling' 1. If you fling something somewhere, you throw it there using a lot of force. [...] 2. If you fling yourself somewhere, you move or jump there suddenly and with a lot of force. [...] 3. If you fling a part of your body in a particular direction, especially your arms or head, you move it there suddenly. [...] More.