Word Meaning

fling definition and meaning

v. t. 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.
v. t. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter.
v. t. 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. To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling.
v. i. To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling.
v. i. To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste.
n. A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse.
n. A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.
n. A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling.
n. A trifing matter; an object of contempt.

Crossword clues for fling

- Brief romance
- fleeting romance
- Hurl
- Hurling affair?
- Love affair
- Reel from brief affair
- Scottish dance, highland ...
- Scottish reel
- Sling
- Spree
- Throw
- Throw wildly
- Toss