| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Fling.[Websters]
2. To throw, hurl, blurt, dump or jettison. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To spit or sprinkle. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To squander or scatter. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To shoot, hurtle, eject, slip or interject. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To emit, send, evolve, float or publish. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To drop, spill or sink. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To launch, begin, initiate, insert or start. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To promote or propose. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. To postulate or suggest.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FLINGING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FLINGING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Throwing; casting; jeering.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of fling. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: FLINGING
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Figure flinging | The practice of astrology. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Shoe flinging | Shoes and boots are the most rigid and heavy articles of clothing most people commonly wear; shoe flinging, using shoes as an improvised projectile or weapon, is a constituent of a number of folk sports and practices. (references) | ||
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