Fling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a usually brief attempt

a brief indulgence of your impulses

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈɪŋ/

1 syllable Say it as /flˈɪŋ/.

Examples

he took a crack at it
I gave it a whirl
fling the frisbee

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

splurge put away pass throw out throw away spree discard whirl chuck out cast out toss out cast away toss offer dispose crack toss away cast aside go

Parts of Speech

noun	a usually brief attempt “he took a crack at it”
noun	a brief indulgence of your impulses
noun	the act of flinging
verb	throw with force or recklessness “fling the frisbee”
verb	move in an abrupt or headlong manner “He flung himself onto the sofa”
verb	indulge oneself “I splurged on a new TV”
verb	throw or cast away “Put away your worries”

Word Forms

spree	verb	engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping
fling	verb	indulge oneself
fling	noun	the act of flinging
discard	noun	getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
disposition	noun	the act or means of getting rid of something
disposal	noun	the act or means of getting rid of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schleudern

ein normalerweise kurzer Versuch

🇫🇷French

jeter

une tentative généralement brève

🇪🇸Spanish

arrojar

un intento generalmente breve

🇮🇹Italian

scagliare

un tentativo solitamente breve

🇳🇱Dutch

gooien

een doorgaans korte poging

🇵🇹Portuguese

arremessar

uma tentativa geralmente breve

🇷🇺Russian

бросать

обычно короткая попытка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फ्लिंग

आमतौर पर एक संक्षिप्त प्रयास

🇧🇩Bengali

ফ্লিং

একটি সাধারণত সংক্ষিপ্ত প্রচেষ্টা

🇮🇳Tamil

எறிதல்

பொதுவாக ஒரு சிறிய முயற்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎగురవేయడం

సాధారణంగా క్లుప్త ప్రయత్నం

🇮🇳Marathi

उडवणे

सामान्यतः एक छोटासा प्रयत्न

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘસવું

સામાન્ય રીતે સંક્ષિપ્ત પ્રયાસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾರಿಸು

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്ലിംഗ്

സാധാരണയായി ഒരു ഹ്രസ്വ ശ്രമം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਡਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

اڑنا

عام طور پر ایک مختصر کوشش

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

一扔

通常是短暂的尝试

🇯🇵Japanese

投げ飛ばす

通常は短い試み

🇰🇷Korean

시도

일반적으로 짧은 시도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quăng ra

một nỗ lực thường ngắn gọn

🇹🇭Thai

พุ่ง

มักจะเป็นความพยายามช่วงสั้นๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

melemparkan

upaya yang biasanya singkat

🇵🇭Filipino

makipag-fling

isang karaniwang maikling pagtatangka

🇲🇾Malay

bergayut

percubaan yang biasanya singkat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قذف

محاولة قصيرة عادة

🇮🇷Persian

پرت کردن

یک تلاش معمولاً کوتاه

🇹🇷Turkish

kaçmak

genellikle kısa bir girişim

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁלִיך

ניסיון קצר בדרך כלל

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