flung
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
An inflected form of fling · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,514 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,083 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- throw with force or recklessness fling the frisbee
- move in an abrupt or headlong manner He flung himself onto the sofa
- indulge oneself also: splurge I splurged on a new TV
- throw or cast away also: discard, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside Put away your worries
flung in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But he flung that aside with a savage half-thought.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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He took the pebble from his mouth, and flung himself at Rosalie’s feet.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Paredes flung up his hands, but Bobby, looking for emotion in the sallow face then, found none.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Afore pore Ginger could move he suddenly clapped 'is hand over 'is mouth and flung 'im on the bed.
Bill's Lapse Odd Craft, Part 4. · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1
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The spider in the laurel spins, The weed exiles the flower: And, flung to kiln, Apollo’s bust Makes lime for Mammon’s tower.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1