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Fling (flĭng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flung (flŭng); p. pr. & vb. n. Flinging.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. flänga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.]
1. 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”.
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'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings,
Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings. Dryden.
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He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. Dryden.
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I know thy generous temper well.
Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it,
It straight takes fire. Addison.
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2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter.
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The sun begins to fling
His flaring beams. Milton.
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Every beam new transient colors flings. Pope.
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3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, “to fling a party in litigation”.
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His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him. Walpole.
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To fling about, to throw on all sides; to scatter. -- To fling away, to reject; to discard.
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Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. Shak.
--To fling down. (a) To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge.
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This question so flung down before the guests, . . .
Was handed over by consent of all
To me who had not spoken. Tennyson.
(b) To overturn; to demolish; to ruin. -- To fling in, to throw in; not to charge in an account; as, in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days' work. -- To fling off, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey; also, to get rid of. Addison. -- To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door. -- To fling out, to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner; as, to fling out hard words against another. -- To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design.
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Fling (?), v. i.
1. To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, “the horse began to kick and fling”.
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2. To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, “the scold began to flout and fling”.
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3. To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste.
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And crop-full, out of doors he flings. Milton.
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I flung closer to his breast,
As sword that, after battle, flings to sheath. Mrs. Browning.
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To fling out, to become ugly and intractable; to utter sneers and insinuations.
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Fling, n.
1. A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, “the fling of a horse”.
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2. A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.
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I, who love to have a fling,
Both at senate house and king. Swift.
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3. A kind of dance; as, “the Highland fling”.
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4. A trifing matter; an object of contempt. [Obs.]
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England were but a fling
Save for the crooked stick and the gray goose wing. Old Proverb.
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5. a short period during which one indulges one's wishes, whims, or desires in an unrestrained manner.
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6. a love affair.
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7. a casual or brief attempt to accomplish something. [informal]
Syn. -- shot.
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8. a period during which one tries a new activity; as, “he took a fling at playing tennis”.
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To have one's fling, to enjoy one's self to the full; to have a season of dissipation. J. H. Newman. “When I was as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of pleasure.” D. Jerrold.
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