The meaning of FLING is to move in a brusque or headlong manner. How to use fling in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fling.

1. The act of flinging. 2. A brief period of indulging one's impulses. 3. Informal A usually brief attempt or effort: You take a fling at it. 4. A brief, casual sexual or romantic relationship.

fling something at someone They were flinging bitter accusations at each other. [ + speech ] "I don't care what you think," she flung (back) at him. There's no need to fling around …

a lively Scottish dance characterized by flinging movements of the arms and legs

FLING definition: to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence. See examples of fling used in a sentence.

Present participle of fling. The act by which something is flung. Flinging herself on the bed, she sobbed out the anger and hurt. I cannot, she said, flinging a hand toward the desk. This is …

To fling is to throw something with force. You'll start a food fight in the cafeteria if you fling your vegetables at the kid across the table. The act of throwing something recklessly or with force …

Definition of fling verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective flinging, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

n. an act of flinging. a short period of unrestrained pursuit of one's wishes or desires: The week of partying was my last fling before starting a new job. an attempt at something: He took a fling at …