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Word: Fling
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle 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 century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
flɪŋ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
throw or hurl forcefully
Short Definition:throw forcefully
Examples:- he picked up the debris and flung it away
- she flung herself down on his bed
- I was flung into jail
Word: Fling
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
flɪŋ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a short period of enjoyment or wild behaviour
Short Definition:short period of wild enjoyment
Examples:- one final fling before a tranquil retirement
Short Definition:
Highland fling
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