verb · irregular · transitive · rare

fling

fling · flings · flung · flinging

виступати, виставати

бросить, бросать, кинуть, бросаться

sich fallen lassen, sich werfen, sich in etwas stürzen, schmeißen

To throw with violence or quick movementTo throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.

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/ˈflɪŋ/

» Mary flung herself into the river.

Meaning

4 senses

(transitive)To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
schleudern, schmeißen, sich werfen
броса́тьbrosátʹ, бро́ситьbrósitʹ, кида́тьkidátʹ
(intransitive, literary)To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
(intransitive, literary)To utter abusive language; to sneer.
The scold began to flout and fling.
(archaic, intransitive)To throw; to wince; to flounce.
throw with force or recklessness

Examples

66 sentences

Mary flung herself into the river.
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Tom suddenly flung the door open.
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Tom flung open the door.
ruТом распахнул дверь. — marafon
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Tom flung the door open.
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She flung her coat on the chair and stormed into the room.
Вона кинула пальто на стілець і ввірвалася в кімнату. — ChickenKiev
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl:

to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl:

to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste:

Origin

From Middle English flyngen, from Old Norse flengja (“to whip”), from Proto-Germanic *flan

From Middle English flyngen, from Old Norse flengja (“to whip”), from Proto-Germanic *flangijaną (“to beat, whip”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k- (“to beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-, *pleh₂g- (“to beat”). Cognate with Icelandic flengja (“to spank”), Norwegian flengja (“to rip, tear, or fling open”).

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