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outfling

outfling verb: to fling outward.

Verb

outfling (third-person singular simple present outflings, present participle outflinging, simple past and past participle outflung)

  1. (intransitive) To fling outward.

Noun

outfling (plural outflings)

  1. (archaic) A sharp retort or gibe.

Forms of outfling

Verb
third-person singular presentoutflings
present participleoutflinging
past participleoutflung
pastoutflung
Noun
pluraloutflings

Origin of outfling

From out- + fling.

Questions about outfling

What does outfling mean?
Outfling means to fling outward.
What part of speech is outfling?
Outfling can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of outfling?
The past tense of outfling is outflung.

Words near outfling in the dictionary

  1. outflees
  2. outflew
  3. outflies
  4. outflight
  5. outflights
  6. outfling
  7. outflinging
  8. outflingings
  9. outflings
  10. outfloat
  11. outfloated

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