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flinging out

flinging out is the present participle and gerund of fling out.

Meaning of fling out

Verb

fling out (third-person singular simple present flings out, present participle flinging out, simple past and past participle flung out)

  1. (transitive) To throw out, throw away.
  2. (archaic, transitive) To kick out; to insult, to complain or criticize.
    • I had rather she had flung out at me, as many a woman would do, than taken it as she did.1885, James Payn, Luck of Darrells

Questions about flinging out

What is flinging out the present participle and gerund of?
Flinging out is the present participle and gerund of fling out.

Words near flinging out in the dictionary

  1. flingest
  2. flingeth
  3. flingier
  4. flingiest
  5. flinging
  6. flinging out
  7. flingings
  8. flings
  9. flings out
  10. flingy
  11. Flink

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