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fling

/ˈflɪŋ/noun, verb1 syllable

Fling means: throw or cast away.

Synonyms for fling32

noun, as in a usually brief attempt

crack, go, pass, whirl, offer

noun, as in a brief indulgence of your impulses

spree

verb, as in throw or cast away

discard, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away

verb, as in indulge oneself

splurge

also used for fling

affairette, dalliance, hookup, liaison, chuck, pitch, bung, cast, chunk, cook, dash, dump, feck

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What does fling mean?7

verb

1

throw or cast away“Put away your worries”

2

indulge oneself“I splurged on a new TV”

3

throw with force or recklessness“fling the frisbee”

4

move in an abrupt or headlong manner“He flung himself onto the sofa”

noun

1

a usually brief attempt“he took a crack at it”

2

a brief indulgence of your impulses

3

the act of flinging

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fling?18

two syllables

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Fling in a sentence

  • Sami was having a fling with his secretary.OsoHombre
  • Sami claimed the affair was just a fling.OsoHombre
  • Your dad had a fling with one of your teachers.Amastan
  • Sami and Layla had a quick fling last summer.OsoHombre
  • Sami has been having a fling with Layla.OsoHombre
  • Martha has been David's on-and-off fling for years.Amastan
  • He gave the stone a fling.unknown
  • He's interested in a casual fling.Nuel

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Forms of fling

as a noun

plural
flings

as a verb

past tense
flung
past participle
flung
present participle
flinging
third-person singular
flings