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Synonyms of fling

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Another word for fling is dalliance. Other synonyms of fling are affairette, hookup, liaison, chuck and pitch.

Synonyms and similar words for fling

nounA short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.

  • affairetteA brief romantic relationship, especially with someone who is in a relationship with another person, or not one's...
  • dallianceA sexual relationship, not serious but often illicit.
  • hookupA brief sexual relationship or encounter.
  • liaison

verbTo throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.

  • chuckTo throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
  • pitchTo throw.
  • bung Australia, UK
  • castTo throw.
  • chunk slangTo throw.
  • dashTo throw violently.
  • dumpTo put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it.
  • feck
  • heaveTo throw, cast.
  • hieldTo throw; cast; put.
  • hoy AustraliaTo throw.
  • huckTo throw or chuck.
  • hurlTo throw (something) with force.
  • launchTo throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
  • lobTo throw.
  • peckTo throw.
  • peg slangTo throw.
  • precipitateTo throw an object or person from a great height.
  • projectTo cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
  • quoitTo throw like a quoit.
  • shyTo throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
  • slightTo throw heedlessly.
  • skewTo hurl or throw.
  • slingTo throw with a circular or arcing motion.
  • throwTo hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through...
  • tossTo throw with an initial upward direction.
  • trajectTo throw or cast through, over, or across.
  • whang Australia, UKTo throw with a rapid slamming motion.
  • whipTo throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
  • whopTo throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
  • wingTo throw.
  • yeet slang
  • cook UK, dialectalTo throw.
  • jerk obsoleteTo throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.
  • hurtle archaic, literaryTo propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
  • pick obsoleteTo throw; to pitch.
  • thrill obsoleteTo hurl; to throw; to cast.
  • warp obsolete, rareTo throw.

Meaning of fling

  1. noun An act of throwing, often violently.
  2. noun An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
  3. noun An act or period of unrestrained indulgence, enthusiasm, or both.

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Questions about synonyms of fling

What is another word for fling?
Fling has 42 synonyms on Word.ws, such as dalliance, affairette, hookup, liaison, chuck, pitch, bung and cast.
What does fling mean?
Fling means an act of throwing, often violently.

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