To fling out

To fling out
Fling Fling, v. i. 1. To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling. [1913 Webster]

2. To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling. [1913 Webster]

3. To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste. [1913 Webster]

And crop-full, out of doors he flings. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

I flung closer to his breast, As sword that, after battle, flings to sheath. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster]

{To fling out}, to become ugly and intractable; to utter sneers and insinuations. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • fling out — To break out in impetuous plain speaking • • • Main Entry: ↑fling …   Useful english dictionary

  • To fling out — Fling Fling (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flung} (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flinging}.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[ a]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fling out —  Leave in a temper …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • Fling — (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flung} (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flinging}.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[ a]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1. To cast,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fling — Fling, v. i. 1. To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling. [1913 Webster] 2. To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw one s self in a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fling — fling1 [flıŋ] v past tense and past participle flung [flʌŋ] [T always + adverb/preposition] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(throw something)¦ 2¦(move something)¦ 3¦(push somebody)¦ 4¦(move your body)¦ 5¦(say something)¦ 6 fling something open 7 fling somebody in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fling — [c]/flɪŋ / (say fling) verb (flung, flinging) –verb (t) 1. to throw, cast, or hurl; throw with force or violence; throw with impatience, disdain, etc. 2. to put suddenly or violently: to fling someone into jail. 3. to send forth suddenly and… …  

  • fling off — Synonyms and related words: articulate, breathe, cast off, chime, chorus, come out with, communicate, convey, deliver, disclose, dispel, do away with, eliminate, emit, enunciate, express, exterminate, fling out, flounce out, formulate, get rid of …   Moby Thesaurus

  • fling — v 1. hurl, sling, flirt, jerk, cant, pitch, toss, cast, throw, heave; propel, project, jaculate, catapult, launch, shoot, fire, send, let fly. 2. flounce about, dance or hop around, jig, throw oneself around; jerk, throw a fit or tantrum. 3.Usu.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • fling — /fling/, v., flung, flinging, n. v.t. 1. to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence: to fling a stone. 2. to move (oneself) violently with impatience, contempt, or the like: She flung herself angrily from the room. 3. to put suddenly or… …   Universalium

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