To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to fing a stone into the pond.
To shed forth; to emit; to scatter.
To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation.
To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling.
To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling.
To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste.
A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse.
A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.
A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling.
A trifing matter; an object of contempt.
a short period during which one indulges one's wishes, whims, or desires in an unrestrained manner.
a love affair.
a casual or brief attempt to accomplish something.
a period during which one tries a new activity; as, he took a fling at playing tennis.
To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly; as, they flirt water in each other's faces; he flirted a glove, or a handkerchief.
To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as, to flirt a fan.
To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock.
To run and dart about; to act with giddiness, or from a desire to attract notice; especially, to play the coquette; to play at courtship; to coquet; as, they flirt with the young men.
To utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain; to jeer or gibe.
A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer.
One who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl.
Pert; wanton.
