He gave the stone a fling.
Source: tatoeba (291085)
Fling
/ˈflɪŋ/
Synonyms for "fling" (232 found)
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Closest matches (47)
Strong matches (69)
Related words (116)
Noun(23 words)
overhand throwpasspiespitchesquickiequoitsromanceshort relationshipslingingslingsslingshotspreeswishingthrowthrowingthrowing stonesthrowstosstossestossing
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partypasspegpeltpitchpitchforkplankplopployplumpplungeplunkpoppostprecipitateprojectpropelputput the shotrace
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rampagerandanrandyrevelriskrushscamperscootscourscramblescrewballscudscurryscuttlesendserveserviceshootshotshot putshot-putshyshy atsinkerskedaddleslamslapsliderslingsling atsnapspitballspittersplurgespreestabstaggerstampedestepstep on itstrokestrong bidteartentativethrowthrow atthrusttilttoottosstoss attrialtrial and errortryundertakingupcurveventurewhackwhirlwingding
Verb(12 words)
Adjective(1 words)
wild throw
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
27 entriesShowing 16 of 27 words.
More specific
10 entriesCollocations
11 entriesarm flingbrief flingcarefree flingcareless flingcasual flingfling of the wristfling oneselffling openone night standromantic flingviolent fling
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 6 languages.
Czech
3 entries- hodit sebou verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
- skočit verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
- vrhnout se verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
Danish
2 entries- fare verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
- styrte verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
German
4 entries- sich an jemanden ranwerfen verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
- sich fallen lassen verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
- sich heranwerfen (an jemanden) verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
- sich herumwerfen verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
Middle English
1 entries- flyngen verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
Russian
4 entries- бро́ситься verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
- броса́ться verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
- ки́нуться verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
- кида́ться verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
Spanish
4 entries- arrojarse verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
- echarse verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
- lanzarse verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
- tirarse verb (to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste)
Sample sentences
31 total sentences available.
Youth must have its fling.
Source: tatoeba (391932)
It was just a fling.
Source: tatoeba (1655399)
Tom and Mary had a fling.
Source: tatoeba (6293904)
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