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slovo definícia fling (mass) fling - flung/flung fling (msas) fling - flung, flung fling (msasasci) fling - flung, flung fling (encz) fling,fling/flung/flung v: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad fling (encz) fling,mrštit v: Zdeněk Brož fling (encz) fling,pokus n: Jiří Dadák fling (encz) fling,úlet n: Pino Fling (gcide) Fling \Fling\ (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flung (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. Flinging.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[aum]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. [1913 Webster] The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. [1913 Webster] His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him. --Walpole. [1913 Webster] To fling about, to throw on all sides; to scatter. To fling away, to reject; to discard. [1913 Webster] Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. --Shak. To fling down. (a) To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge. [1913 Webster] This question so flung down before the guests, . . . Was handed over by consent of all To me who had not spoken. --Tennyson. (b) To overturn; to demolish; to ruin. To fling in, to throw in; not to charge in an account; as, in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days' work. To fling off, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey; also, to get rid of. --Addison. To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door. To fling out, to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner; as, to fling out hard words against another. To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design. [1913 Webster] Fling (gcide) Fling \Fling\, v. i. 1. To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling. [1913 Webster] 2. To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste. [1913 Webster] And crop-full, out of doors he flings. --Milton. [1913 Webster] I flung closer to his breast, As sword that, after battle, flings to sheath. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] To fling out, to become ugly and intractable; to utter sneers and insinuations. [1913 Webster] Fling (gcide) Fling \Fling\, n. 1. A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse. [1913 Webster] 2. A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm. [1913 Webster] I, who love to have a fling, Both at senate house and king. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 3. A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling. [1913 Webster] 4. A trifing matter; an object of contempt. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] England were but a fling Save for the crooked stick and the gray goose wing. --Old Proverb. [1913 Webster] 5. a short period during which one indulges one's wishes, whims, or desires in an unrestrained manner. [PJC] 6. a love affair. [PJC] 7. a casual or brief attempt to accomplish something. [informal] Syn: shot. [PJC] 8. a period during which one tries a new activity; as, he took a fling at playing tennis. [PJC] To have one's fling, to enjoy one's self to the full; to have a season of dissipation. --J. H. Newman. "When I was as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of pleasure." --D. Jerrold. [1913 Webster] fling (wn) fling n 1: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer] 2: a brief indulgence of your impulses [syn: spree, fling] 3: the act of flinging v 1: throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee" 2: move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa" 3: indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV" [syn: splurge, fling] 4: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, {cast aside}, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away]

podobné slovo definícia baffling (encz) baffling,nepochopitelný adj: Zdeněk Brož fling off (encz) fling off, v: fling out (encz) fling out,vymrštit v: Zdeněk Brož have a fling (encz) have a fling, highland fling (encz) highland fling, n: muffling (encz) muffling,tlumení n: Zdeněk Brož piffling (encz) piffling,malicherný adj: Zdeněk Brož portfolio reshuffling (encz) portfolio reshuffling, reshuffling (encz) reshuffling, rifling (encz) rifling,žlábkování n: Zdeněk Brož ruffling (encz) ruffling, scuffling (encz) scuffling, shuffling (encz) shuffling,míchání n: Zdeněk Brož sniffling (encz) sniffling, snuffling (encz) snuffling, stifling (encz) stifling,dusný adj: Zdeněk Brožstifling,potlačující adj: Zdeněk Brož stiflingly (encz) stiflingly, trifling (encz) trifling,bezvýznamný adj: Zdeněk Brož fling/flung/flung (czen) fling/flung/flung,flingv: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překladfling/flung/flung,flungv: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad Baffling (gcide) Baffle \Baf"fle\ (b[a^]f"f'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baffled (-f'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Baffling (-fl[i^]ng).] [Cf. Lowland Scotch bauchle to treat contemptuously, bauch tasteless, abashed, jaded, Icel. b[=a]gr uneasy, poor, or b[=a]gr, n., struggle, b[ae]gja to push, treat harshly, OF. beffler, beffer, to mock, deceive, dial. G. b[aum]ppe mouth, beffen to bark, chide.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment, as a recreant knight. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He by the heels him hung upon a tree, And baffled so, that all which passed by The picture of his punishment might see. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To check by shifts and turns; to elude; to foil. [1913 Webster] The art that baffles time's tyrannic claim. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] 3. To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or defeat; to thwart. "A baffled purpose." --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] A suitable scripture ready to repel and baffle them all. --South. [1913 Webster] Calculations so difficult as to have baffled, until within a . . . recent period, the most enlightened nations. --Prescott. [1913 Webster] The mere intricacy of a question should not baffle us. --Locke. [1913 Webster] Baffling wind (Naut.), one that frequently shifts from one point to another. [1913 Webster] Syn: To balk; thwart; foil; frustrate; defeat. [1913 Webster]Baffling \Baf"fling\ (b[a^]f"fl[i^]ng), a. Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks. -- Baff"ling*ly, adv. -- Baff"ling*ness, n. [1913 Webster] Baffling wind (gcide) Baffle \Baf"fle\ (b[a^]f"f'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baffled (-f'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Baffling (-fl[i^]ng).] [Cf. Lowland Scotch bauchle to treat contemptuously, bauch tasteless, abashed, jaded, Icel. b[=a]gr uneasy, poor, or b[=a]gr, n., struggle, b[ae]gja to push, treat harshly, OF. beffler, beffer, to mock, deceive, dial. G. b[aum]ppe mouth, beffen to bark, chide.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment, as a recreant knight. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He by the heels him hung upon a tree, And baffled so, that all which passed by The picture of his punishment might see. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To check by shifts and turns; to elude; to foil. [1913 Webster] The art that baffles time's tyrannic claim. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] 3. To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or defeat; to thwart. "A baffled purpose." --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] A suitable scripture ready to repel and baffle them all. --South. [1913 Webster] Calculations so difficult as to have baffled, until within a . . . recent period, the most enlightened nations. --Prescott. [1913 Webster] The mere intricacy of a question should not baffle us. --Locke. [1913 Webster] Baffling wind (Naut.), one that frequently shifts from one point to another. [1913 Webster] Syn: To balk; thwart; foil; frustrate; defeat. [1913 Webster] Bafflingly (gcide) Baffling \Baf"fling\ (b[a^]f"fl[i^]ng), a. Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks. -- Baff"ling*ly, adv. -- Baff"ling*ness, n. [1913 Webster] Bafflingness (gcide) Baffling \Baf"fling\ (b[a^]f"fl[i^]ng), a. Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks. -- Baff"ling*ly, adv. -- Baff"ling*ness, n. [1913 Webster] Dwarfling (gcide) Dwarfling \Dwarf"ling\, n. A diminutive dwarf. [1913 Webster] Figure flinger (gcide) Figure \Fig"ure\ (f[i^]g"[-u]r; 135), n. [F., figure, L. figura; akin to fingere to form, shape, feign. See Feign.] 1. The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance. [1913 Webster] Flowers have all exquisite figures. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modeling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body; as, a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble. [1913 Webster] A coin that bears the figure of an angel. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article; a design wrought out in a fabric; as, the muslin was of a pretty figure. [1913 Webster] 4. (Geom.) A diagram or drawing, made to represent a magnitude or the relation of two or more magnitudes; a surface or space inclosed on all sides; -- called superficial when inclosed by lines, and solid when inclosed by surfaces; any arrangement made up of points, lines, angles, surfaces, etc. [1913 Webster] 5. The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person; as, a sorry figure. [1913 Webster] I made some figure there. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Gentlemen of the best figure in the county. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 6. Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendor; show. [1913 Webster] That he may live in figure and indulgence. --Law. [1913 Webster] 7. A character or symbol representing a number; a numeral; a digit; as, 1, 2,3, etc. [1913 Webster] 8. Value, as expressed in numbers; price; as, the goods are estimated or sold at a low figure. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] With nineteen thousand a year at the very lowest figure. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 9. A person, thing, or action, conceived of as analogous to another person, thing, or action, of which it thus becomes a type or representative. [1913 Webster] Who is the figure of Him that was to come. --Rom. v. 14. [1913 Webster] 10. (Rhet.) A mode of expressing abstract or immaterial ideas by words which suggest pictures or images from the physical world; pictorial language; a trope; hence, any deviation from the plainest form of statement. Also called a figure of speech. [1913 Webster] To represent the imagination under the figure of a wing. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 11. (Logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term. [1913 Webster] 12. (Dancing) Any one of the several regular steps or movements made by a dancer. [1913 Webster] 13. (Astrol.) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 14. (Music) (a) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. --Grove. (b) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a musical phrase or motive; a florid embellishment. [1913 Webster] Note: Figures are often written upon the staff in music to denote the kind of measure. They are usually in the form of a fraction, the upper figure showing how many notes of the kind indicated by the lower are contained in one measure or bar. Thus, 2/4 signifies that the measure contains two quarter notes. The following are the principal figures used for this purpose: -- 2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8 [1913 Webster] Academy figure, Canceled figures, Lay figure, etc. See under Academy, Cancel, Lay, etc. Figure caster, or Figure flinger, an astrologer. "This figure caster." --Milton. Figure flinging, the practice of astrology. Figure-of-eight knot, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See Illust. under Knot. Figure painting, a picture of the human figure, or the act or art of depicting the human figure. Figure stone (Min.), agalmatolite. Figure weaving, the art or process of weaving figured fabrics. To cut a figure, to make a display. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Figure flinging (gcide) Figure \Fig"ure\ (f[i^]g"[-u]r; 135), n. [F., figure, L. figura; akin to fingere to form, shape, feign. See Feign.] 1. The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance. [1913 Webster] Flowers have all exquisite figures. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modeling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body; as, a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble. [1913 Webster] A coin that bears the figure of an angel. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article; a design wrought out in a fabric; as, the muslin was of a pretty figure. [1913 Webster] 4. (Geom.) A diagram or drawing, made to represent a magnitude or the relation of two or more magnitudes; a surface or space inclosed on all sides; -- called superficial when inclosed by lines, and solid when inclosed by surfaces; any arrangement made up of points, lines, angles, surfaces, etc. [1913 Webster] 5. The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person; as, a sorry figure. [1913 Webster] I made some figure there. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Gentlemen of the best figure in the county. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 6. Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendor; show. [1913 Webster] That he may live in figure and indulgence. --Law. [1913 Webster] 7. A character or symbol representing a number; a numeral; a digit; as, 1, 2,3, etc. [1913 Webster] 8. Value, as expressed in numbers; price; as, the goods are estimated or sold at a low figure. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] With nineteen thousand a year at the very lowest figure. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 9. A person, thing, or action, conceived of as analogous to another person, thing, or action, of which it thus becomes a type or representative. [1913 Webster] Who is the figure of Him that was to come. --Rom. v. 14. [1913 Webster] 10. (Rhet.) A mode of expressing abstract or immaterial ideas by words which suggest pictures or images from the physical world; pictorial language; a trope; hence, any deviation from the plainest form of statement. Also called a figure of speech. [1913 Webster] To represent the imagination under the figure of a wing. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 11. (Logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term. [1913 Webster] 12. (Dancing) Any one of the several regular steps or movements made by a dancer. [1913 Webster] 13. (Astrol.) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 14. (Music) (a) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. --Grove. (b) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a musical phrase or motive; a florid embellishment. [1913 Webster] Note: Figures are often written upon the staff in music to denote the kind of measure. They are usually in the form of a fraction, the upper figure showing how many notes of the kind indicated by the lower are contained in one measure or bar. Thus, 2/4 signifies that the measure contains two quarter notes. The following are the principal figures used for this purpose: -- 2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8 [1913 Webster] Academy figure, Canceled figures, Lay figure, etc. See under Academy, Cancel, Lay, etc. Figure caster, or Figure flinger, an astrologer. "This figure caster." --Milton. Figure flinging, the practice of astrology. Figure-of-eight knot, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See Illust. under Knot. Figure painting, a picture of the human figure, or the act or art of depicting the human figure. Figure stone (Min.), agalmatolite. Figure weaving, the art or process of weaving figured fabrics. To cut a figure, to make a display. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Fling (gcide) Fling \Fling\ (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flung (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. Flinging.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[aum]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. [1913 Webster] The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. [1913 Webster] His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him. --Walpole. [1913 Webster] To fling about, to throw on all sides; to scatter. To fling away, to reject; to discard. [1913 Webster] Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. --Shak. To fling down. (a) To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge. [1913 Webster] This question so flung down before the guests, . . . Was handed over by consent of all To me who had not spoken. --Tennyson. (b) To overturn; to demolish; to ruin. To fling in, to throw in; not to charge in an account; as, in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days' work. To fling off, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey; also, to get rid of. --Addison. To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door. To fling out, to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner; as, to fling out hard words against another. To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design. [1913 Webster]Fling \Fling\, v. i. 1. To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling. [1913 Webster] 2. To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste. [1913 Webster] And crop-full, out of doors he flings. --Milton. [1913 Webster] I flung closer to his breast, As sword that, after battle, flings to sheath. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] To fling out, to become ugly and intractable; to utter sneers and insinuations. [1913 Webster]Fling \Fling\, n. 1. A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse. [1913 Webster] 2. A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm. [1913 Webster] I, who love to have a fling, Both at senate house and king. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 3. A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling. [1913 Webster] 4. A trifing matter; an object of contempt. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] England were but a fling Save for the crooked stick and the gray goose wing. --Old Proverb. [1913 Webster] 5. a short period during which one indulges one's wishes, whims, or desires in an unrestrained manner. [PJC] 6. a love affair. [PJC] 7. a casual or brief attempt to accomplish something. [informal] Syn: shot. [PJC] 8. a period during which one tries a new activity; as, he took a fling at playing tennis. [PJC] To have one's fling, to enjoy one's self to the full; to have a season of dissipation. --J. H. Newman. "When I was as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of pleasure." --D. Jerrold. [1913 Webster] Flingdust (gcide) Flingdust \Fling"dust`\, n. One who kicks up the dust; a streetwalker; a low manner. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] Flinger (gcide) Flinger \Fling"er\, n. One who flings; one who jeers. [1913 Webster] Flinging (gcide) Fling \Fling\ (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flung (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. Flinging.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[aum]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. [1913 Webster] The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. [1913 Webster] His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him. --Walpole. [1913 Webster] To fling about, to throw on all sides; to scatter. To fling away, to reject; to discard. [1913 Webster] Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. --Shak. To fling down. (a) To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge. [1913 Webster] This question so flung down before the guests, . . . Was handed over by consent of all To me who had not spoken. --Tennyson. (b) To overturn; to demolish; to ruin. To fling in, to throw in; not to charge in an account; as, in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days' work. To fling off, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey; also, to get rid of. --Addison. To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door. To fling out, to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner; as, to fling out hard words against another. To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design. [1913 Webster] Highland fling (gcide) Highland \High"land\, n. Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland. [1913 Webster] Highland fling, a dance peculiar to the Scottish Highlanders; a sort of hornpipe. [1913 Webster] Muffling (gcide) Muffle \Muf"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Muffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Muffling.] [Cf. F. moufle a mitten, LL. muffula, OD. moffel a muff. See Muff.] 1. To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds; hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to inclose; -- often with up. --South. [1913 Webster] The face lies muffled up within the garment. --Addison. [1913 Webster] He muffled with a cloud his mournful eyes. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Muffled up in darkness and superstition. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen. [1913 Webster] 3. To wrap or fit with something that dulls or deadens the sound of; as, to muffle the strings of a drum, or that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock; to muffle the exhaust of a motor vehicle. [1913 Webster] Nerfling (gcide) Nerfling \Nerf"ling\, n. (Zool.) The id. [1913 Webster] Outfling (gcide) Outfling \Out"fling`\, n. A gibe; a contemptuous remark. [1913 Webster] Piffling (gcide) Piffle \Pif"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Piffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Piffling.] To be sequeamish or delicate; hence, to act or talk triflingly or ineffectively; to talk nonsense or about trivial matters; to twaddle; piddle. [Dial. or Slang] Syn: chatter, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble. [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5] 2. To act in a trivial or ineffective way. [WordNet 1.5] Purfling (gcide) Purfling \Pur"fling\, n. Ornamentation on the border of a thing; specifically, the inlaid border of a musical instrument, as a violin. [1913 Webster] Raffling (gcide) Raffle \Raf"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raffled (r[a^]f"f'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Raffling (r[a^]f"fl[i^]ng).] To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch. [1913 Webster] Rifling (gcide) Rifle \Ri"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rifled; p. pr. & vb. n. Rifling.] [F. rifler to rifle, sweep away; of uncertain origin. CF. Raff.] 1. To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off. [1913 Webster] Till time shall rifle every youthful grace. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To strip; to rob; to pillage. --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about ye: If not, we'll make you sit and rifle you. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To raffle. [Obs.] --J. Webster. [1913 Webster]Rifling \Ri"fling\, n. (a) The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or gun barrel. (b) The system of grooves in a rifled gun barrel or cannon. [1913 Webster] Shunt rifling, rifling for cannon, in which one side of the groove is made deeper than the other, to facilitate loading with shot having projections which enter by the deeper part of the grooves. [1913 Webster] Ruffling (gcide) Ruffle \Ruf"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Ruffling.] [From Ruff a plaited collar, a drum beat, a tumult: cf. OD. ruyffelen to wrinkle.] 1. To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle. [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt. [1913 Webster] 3. To oughen or disturb the surface of; to make uneven by agitation or commotion. [1913 Webster] The fantastic revelries . . . that so often ruffled the placid bosom of the Nile. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] She smoothed the ruffled seas. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 4. To erect in a ruff, as feathers. [1913 Webster] [the swan] ruffles her pure cold plume. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 5. (Mil.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum. [1913 Webster] 6. To discompose; to agitate; to disturb. [1913 Webster] These ruffle the tranquillity of the mind. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] But, ever after, the small violence done Rankled in him and ruffled all his heart. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 7. To throw into disorder or confusion. [1913 Webster] Where best He might the ruffled foe infest. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster] 8. To throw together in a disorderly manner. [R.] [1913 Webster] I ruffled up falen leaves in heap. --Chapman [1913 Webster] To ruffle the feathers of, to exite the resentment of; to irritate. [1913 Webster] Scuffling (gcide) Scuffle \Scuf"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scuffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scuffling.] [Freq. of scuff, v.i.; cf. Sw. skuffa to push, shove, skuff a push, Dan. skuffe a drawer, a shovel, and E. shuffle, shove. See Shove, and cf. Shuffle.] 1. To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle confusedly or at haphazard. [1913 Webster] A gallant man had rather fight to great disadvantage in the field, in an orderly way, than scuffle with an undisciplined rabble. --Eikon Basilike. [1913 Webster] Shuffling (gcide) Shuffle \Shuf"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shuffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shuffling.] [Originally the same word as scuffle, and properly a freq. of shove. See Shove, and Scuffle.] 1. To shove one way and the other; to push from one to another; as, to shuffle money from hand to hand. [1913 Webster] 2. To mix by pushing or shoving; to confuse; to throw into disorder; especially, to change the relative positions of, as of the cards in a pack. [1913 Webster] A man may shuffle cards or rattle dice from noon to midnight without tracing a new idea in his mind. --Rombler. [1913 Webster] 3. To remove or introduce by artificial confusion. [1913 Webster] It was contrived by your enemies, and shuffled into the papers that were seizen. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] To shuffe off, to push off; to rid one's self of. To shuffe up, to throw together in hastel to make up or form in confusion or with fraudulent disorder; as, he shuffled up a peace. [1913 Webster]Shuffling \Shuf"fling\, a. 1. Moving with a dragging, scraping step. "A shuffling nag." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Evasive; as, a shuffling excuse. --T. Burnet. [1913 Webster]Shuffling \Shuf"fling\, v. In a shuffling manner. [1913 Webster] Shunt rifling (gcide) Rifling \Ri"fling\, n. (a) The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or gun barrel. (b) The system of grooves in a rifled gun barrel or cannon. [1913 Webster] Shunt rifling, rifling for cannon, in which one side of the groove is made deeper than the other, to facilitate loading with shot having projections which enter by the deeper part of the grooves. [1913 Webster] Skiffling (gcide) Skiffling \Skif"fling\, n. (Quarrying) Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections; knobbing. [1913 Webster] Snaffling (gcide) Snaffle \Snaf"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snaffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Snaffling.] To put a snaffle in the mouth of; to subject to the snaffle; to bridle. [1913 Webster] Snuffling (gcide) Snuffle \Snuf"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snuffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Snuffling.] [Freq. of snuff, v.i.; akin to LG. snuffeln, G. schn["u]ffeln, D. snuffeln, Dan. sn["o]vle. Cf. Sniffle.] To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound. [1913 Webster] One clad in purple Eats, and recites some lamentable rhyme . . . Snuffling at nose, and croaking in his throat. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Stifling (gcide) Stifle \Sti"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stifled; p. pr. & vb. n. Stifling.] [Freq. of OE. stif stiff; cf. Icel. st[imac]fla to dam up.] 1. To stop the breath of by crowding something into the windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into the lungs; to choke; to suffocate; to cause the death of by such means; as, to stifle one with smoke or dust. [1913 Webster] Stifled with kisses, a sweet death he dies. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] I took my leave, being half stifled with the closeness of the room. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame. [1913 Webster] Bodies . . . stifle in themselves the rays which they do not reflect or transmit. --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 3. To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to conceal from public knowledge; as, to stifle a story; to stifle passion. [1913 Webster] I desire only to have things fairly represented as they really are; no evidence smothered or stifled. --Waterland. [1913 Webster] To fling about (gcide) Fling \Fling\ (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flung (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. Flinging.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[aum]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. [1913 Webster] The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. [1913 Webster] His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him. --Walpole. [1913 Webster] To fling about, to throw on all sides; to scatter. To fling away, to reject; to discard. [1913 Webster] Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. --Shak. To fling down. (a) To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge. [1913 Webster] This question so flung down before the guests, . . . Was handed over by consent of all To me who had not spoken. --Tennyson. (b) To overturn; to demolish; to ruin. To fling in, to throw in; not to charge in an account; as, in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days' work. To fling off, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey; also, to get rid of. --Addison. To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door. To fling out, to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner; as, to fling out hard words against another. To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design. [1913 Webster] To fling away (gcide) Fling \Fling\ (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flung (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. Flinging.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[aum]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. [1913 Webster] The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. [1913 Webster] His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him. --Walpole. [1913 Webster] To fling about, to throw on all sides; to scatter. To fling away, to reject; to discard. [1913 Webster] Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. --Shak. To fling down. (a) To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge. [1913 Webster] This question so flung down before the guests, . . . Was handed over by consent of all To me who had not spoken. --Tennyson. (b) To overturn; to demolish; to ruin. To fling in, to throw in; not to charge in an account; as, in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days' work. To fling off, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey; also, to get rid of. --Addison. To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door. To fling out, to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner; as, to fling out hard words against another. To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design. [1913 Webster] To fling down (gcide) Fling \Fling\ (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flung (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. Flinging.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[aum]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. [1913 Webster] The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. [1913 Webster] His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him. --Walpole. [1913 Webster] To fling about, to throw on all sides; to scatter. To fling away, to reject; to discard. [1913 Webster] Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. --Shak. To fling down. (a) To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge. [1913 Webster] This question so flung down before the guests, . . . Was handed over by consent of all To me who had not spoken. --Tennyson. (b) To overturn; to demolish; to ruin. To fling in, to throw in; not to charge in an account; as, in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days' work. To fling off, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey; also, to get rid of. --Addison. To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door. To fling out, to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner; as, to fling out hard words against another. To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design. [1913 Webster] To fling in (gcide) Fling \Fling\ (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flung (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. Flinging.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[aum]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. [1913 Webster] The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. [1913 Webster] His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him. --Walpole. [1913 Webster] To fling about, to throw on all sides; to scatter. To fling away, to reject; to discard. [1913 Webster] Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. --Shak. To fling down. (a) To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge. [1913 Webster] This question so flung down before the guests, . . . Was handed over by consent of all To me who had not spoken. --Tennyson. (b) To overturn; to demolish; to ruin. To fling in, to throw in; not to charge in an account; as, in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days' work. To fling off, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey; also, to get rid of. --Addison. To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door. To fling out, to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner; as, to fling out hard words against another. To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design. [1913 Webster] To fling off (gcide) Fling \Fling\ (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flung (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. Flinging.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[aum]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. [1913 Webster] The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. [1913 Webster] His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him. --Walpole. [1913 Webster] To fling about, to throw on all sides; to scatter. To fling away, to reject; to discard. [1913 Webster] Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. --Shak. To fling down. (a) To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge. [1913 Webster] This question so flung down before the guests, . . . Was handed over by consent of all To me who had not spoken. --Tennyson. (b) To overturn; to demolish; to ruin. To fling in, to throw in; not to charge in an account; as, in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days' work. To fling off, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey; also, to get rid of. --Addison. To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door. To fling out, to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner; as, to fling out hard words against another. To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design. [1913 Webster] To fling open (gcide) Fling \Fling\ (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flung (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. Flinging.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[aum]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. [1913 Webster] The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. [1913 Webster] His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him. --Walpole. [1913 Webster] To fling about, to throw on all sides; to scatter. To fling away, to reject; to discard. [1913 Webster] Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. --Shak. To fling down. (a) To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge. [1913 Webster] This question so flung down before the guests, . . . Was handed over by consent of all To me who had not spoken. --Tennyson. (b) To overturn; to demolish; to ruin. To fling in, to throw in; not to charge in an account; as, in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days' work. To fling off, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey; also, to get rid of. --Addison. To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door. To fling out, to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner; as, to fling out hard words against another. To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design. [1913 Webster] To fling out (gcide) Fling \Fling\ (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flung (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. Flinging.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[aum]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. [1913 Webster] The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. [1913 Webster] His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him. --Walpole. [1913 Webster] To fling about, to throw on all sides; to scatter. To fling away, to reject; to discard. [1913 Webster] Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. --Shak. To fling down. (a) To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge. [1913 Webster] This question so flung down before the guests, . . . Was handed over by consent of all To me who had not spoken. --Tennyson. (b) To overturn; to demolish; to ruin. To fling in, to throw in; not to charge in an account; as, in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days' work. To fling off, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey; also, to get rid of. --Addison. To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door. To fling out, to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner; as, to fling out hard words against another. To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design. [1913 Webster]Fling \Fling\, v. i. 1. To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling. [1913 Webster] 2. To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste. [1913 Webster] And crop-full, out of doors he flings. --Milton. [1913 Webster] I flung closer to his breast, As sword that, after battle, flings to sheath. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] To fling out, to become ugly and intractable; to utter sneers and insinuations. [1913 Webster] To fling up (gcide) Fling \Fling\ (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flung (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. Flinging.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[aum]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. [1913 Webster] The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. [1913 Webster] His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him. --Walpole. [1913 Webster] To fling about, to throw on all sides; to scatter. To fling away, to reject; to discard. [1913 Webster] Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. --Shak. To fling down. (a) To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge. [1913 Webster] This question so flung down before the guests, . . . Was handed over by consent of all To me who had not spoken. --Tennyson. (b) To overturn; to demolish; to ruin. To fling in, to throw in; not to charge in an account; as, in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days' work. To fling off, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey; also, to get rid of. --Addison. To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door. To fling out, to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner; as, to fling out hard words against another. To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design. [1913 Webster]