Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 31 compound words that contain fling. The most common are listed below. Open fling in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- Highland flingA solo dance of the Scottish Highlands.
- fling offTo cast away; to disown, abandon.
- fling outTo throw out, throw away.
- full flingWith the utmost speed; recklessly.
- trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tailSynonym of trust someone as far as one could throw them: To trust somebody at all; to have any trust in a person whatsoever.
- trusted someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tailsimple past and past participle of trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail
- trusts someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tailthird-person singular simple present indicative of trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail: To trust somebody at all; to have any trust in a person whatsoever.
Compound words 31
- flingerOne who flings or hurls something.
- flingeeA person with whom one has a fling, or casual romance.
- flingyCharacterized by flinging.
- outflingTo fling outward.
- upflingTo fling upward.
- flingestsecond-person singular simple present indicative of fling
- flingeththird-person singular simple present indicative of fling: An act of throwing, often violently.
- triflingTrivial, or of little importance.
- stiflingThat stifles.
- bafflingpresent participle and gerund of baffle