fling
verb /flɪŋ/
/flɪŋ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they fling | /flɪŋ/ /flɪŋ/ |
| he / she / it flings | /flɪŋz/ /flɪŋz/ |
| past simple flung | /flʌŋ/ /flʌŋ/ |
| past participle flung | /flʌŋ/ /flʌŋ/ |
| -ing form flinging | /ˈflɪŋɪŋ/ /ˈflɪŋɪŋ/ |
- to throw or push somebody/something with force, especially because you are angry, or in a careless way synonym hurl
- fling somebody/something + adv./prep. Someone had flung a brick through the window.
- He flung her to the ground.
- I was flung forward by the impact.
- I flung a few clothes into a bag.
- He had his enemies flung into prison.
- fling something + adj. The door was suddenly flung open.
Synonyms throwthrow- toss
- hurl
- fling
- chuck
- lob
- bowl
- pitch
- throw to send something from your hand or hands through the air:
- Some kids were throwing stones at the window.
- She threw the ball and he caught it.
- toss to throw something lightly or carelessly:
- She tossed her jacket onto the bed.
- hurl to throw something violently in a particular direction:
- Rioters hurled a brick through the car’s windscreen.
- fling to throw somebody/something somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry:
- She flung the letter down onto the table.
- chuck (especially British English, informal) to throw something carelessly:
- I chucked him the keys.
- lob (informal) to throw something so that it goes high through the air:
- They were lobbing stones over the wall.
- bowl (in cricket) to throw the ball to the batsman
- pitch (in baseball) to throw the ball to the batter
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch something at/to somebody/something
- to throw/toss/fling/chuck something aside/away
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch a ball
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck stones/rocks/a brick
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling something angrily
- to throw/toss something casually/carelessly
Extra Examples- She flung the letter down onto the table.
- ‘Hey, catch!’ she said, flinging him a towel.
- fling yourself/something + adv./prep. to move yourself or part of your body suddenly and with a lot of force
- She flung herself onto the bed.
- He flung out an arm to stop her from falling.
- fling something (at somebody) | + speech to say something to somebody in an aggressive way synonym hurl
- They were flinging insults at each other.
see also far-flung
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘go violently’): perhaps related to Old Norse flengja ‘flog’. The main verb sense is based on an earlier sense ‘reckless movement of the body’ and dates from the early 19th cent.