fling
noun
1. a usually brief attempt
Similar word(s): crack, go, offer, pass, whirl
Definition categories: act, attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
2. a brief indulgence of your impulses
Similar word(s): spree
Definition categories: act, intemperance, intemperateness
3. the act of flinging
Definition categories: act, throw
Sentences with fling as a noun:
- the fling of a horse
- I had a fling with a girl I met on holiday.
- the Highland fling
verb
1. throw with force or recklessness
- fling the frisbee
Definition categories: contact, throw
2. move in an abrupt or headlong manner
Definition categories: motion, move
3. indulge oneself
Similar word(s): splurge
Definition categories: possession, consume, squander, ware, waste
4. throw or cast away
Similar word(s): discard, dispose, toss
Definition categories: possession, remove
Sentences with fling as a verb:
- The scold began to flout and fling.