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outflung

outflung adjective: flung outwards. Also the simple past and past participle of outfling.

Adjective

outflung (comparative more outflung, superlative most outflung)

  1. Flung outwards.
    • But credit must go to Mr. Saarinen, who, starting from the original Shaker dances, has forged a wonderfully earthy movement language, full of lurching, rhythmically stamping processionals, arched backs, outflung arms and shoulders that look as if they could bear up under a greater burden than...2007 November 9, Claudia La Rocco, “Brooklyn Convocation of Shakers (and Movers)”, in New York Times

Also used as

outflung is also the simple past and past participle of outfling.

Forms of outflung

comparativemore outflung
superlativemost outflung

Origin of outflung

From out- + flung.

See outfling (verb).

Questions about outflung

What does outflung mean?
Outflung means flung outwards.
What part of speech is outflung?
Outflung is an adjective.

Words near outflung in the dictionary

  1. outflowings
  2. outflown
  3. outflows
  4. outflue
  5. outflues
  6. outflung
  7. outflush
  8. outflushed
  9. outflushes
  10. outflushing
  11. outflux

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