Antonyms for fling
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : fling |
Phonetic Transcription : flɪŋ |
Definition of fling
Origin :- c.1300, probably from or related to Old Norse flengja "to flog," of uncertain origin. The Middle English intransitive sense is that suggested by phrase have a fling at "make a try." An obsolete word for "streetwalker, harlot" was fling-stink (1670s). Related: Flung; flinging.
- noun casual throw
- noun unrestrained behavior
- verb throw with abandon
- Why does he fling himself from his horse and stare so strangely about him?
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The girl started, and tried to fling off the caressing hand.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- I ought, of course, to fling myself into the chasm like that Roman fellow; but, hang it!
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- Then it dawned on Drumsheugh that the doctor was attempting the Highland fling.
- Extract from : « A Doctor of the Old School, Part 3 » by Ian Maclaren
- You remember how Dick used to fling back his head when he laughed?
- Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
- Let a fellow once go down, and he's kept down: every dog has a fling at him.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- Injustice has always roused me to revolt, and injustice was certainly having its fling.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- I cling for a second to what is, and then I fling myself headlong into what is to be.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- You have begun life at the top of the tree, and you have chosen to fling your chances into the gutter.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- Also the camel-goose might fling his neck about the villain, and strangle him.
- Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 » by Various
Synonyms for fling
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