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It's an awesome thing to be flung out onto the stage twice a weekend in front of 250 people, and you have to make it up as you go along.
Joel McHale

Meaning of "flung" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLUNG

flung  [flʌŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLUNG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flung is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb flung in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FLUNG

PRESENT

Present
I fling
you fling
he/she/it flings
we fling
you fling
they fling
Present continuous
I am flinging
you are flinging
he/she/it is flinging
we are flinging
you are flinging
they are flinging
Present perfect
I have flung
you have flung
he/she/it has flung
we have flung
you have flung
they have flung
Present perfect continuous
I have been flinging
you have been flinging
he/she/it has been flinging
we have been flinging
you have been flinging
they have been flinging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I flung
you flung
he/she/it flung
we flung
you flung
they flung
Past continuous
I was flinging
you were flinging
he/she/it was flinging
we were flinging
you were flinging
they were flinging
Past perfect
I had flung
you had flung
he/she/it had flung
we had flung
you had flung
they had flung
Past perfect continuous
I had been flinging
you had been flinging
he/she/it had been flinging
we had been flinging
you had been flinging
they had been flinging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will fling
you will fling
he/she/it will fling
we will fling
you will fling
they will fling
Future continuous
I will be flinging
you will be flinging
he/she/it will be flinging
we will be flinging
you will be flinging
they will be flinging
Future perfect
I will have flung
you will have flung
he/she/it will have flung
we will have flung
you will have flung
they will have flung
Future perfect continuous
I will have been flinging
you will have been flinging
he/she/it will have been flinging
we will have been flinging
you will have been flinging
they will have been flinging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would flung
you would flung
he/she/it would flung
we would flung
you would flung
they would flung
Conditional continuous
I would be flinging
you would be flinging
he/she/it would be flinging
we would be flinging
you would be flinging
they would be flinging
Conditional perfect
I would have flung
you would have flung
he/she/it would have flung
we would have flung
you would have flung
they would have flung
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been flinging
you would have been flinging
he/she/it would have been flinging
we would have been flinging
you would have been flinging
they would have been flinging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you fling
we let´s fling
you fling
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to fling
Past participle
flung
Present Participle
flinging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLUNG


aqualung
ˈækwəˌlʌŋ
clung
klʌŋ
low-slung
ˌləʊˈslʌŋ
lung
lʌŋ
slung
slʌŋ
underslung
ˌʌndəˈslʌŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLUNG

flukier
flukiest
flukily
flukiness
fluky
flume
flummeries
flummery
flummox
flummoxed
flump
flunitrazepam
flunk
flunker
flunkeydom
flunkeyish
flunkeyism
flunkies
flunky
flunkyism

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLUNG

angklung
anklung
black lung
bremsstrahlung
Ch´ien-lung
Chilung
coal miner´s lung
far-flung
farmer´s lung
green lung
iron lung
Keelung
Kilung
Nebelung
Nibelung
Ring of the Nibelung
Sturmabteilung
unslung

Synonyms and antonyms of flung in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLUNG»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «flung» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of flung
affair · amour · attempt · bash · beano · binge · cast · catapult · chuck · crack · dalliance · flirtation · gamble · go · heave · hurl · indulgence · involvement · jerk · launch · let fly · liaison · lob · party · pitch · precipitate · propel · rave · rave-up · relationship · send · shot · shy · sling · spree · stab · throw · toss · trial · try · venture · whirl

Translation of «flung» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLUNG

Find out the translation of flung to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flung from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flung» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

甩到
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flung
570 millions of speakers

English

flung
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दराज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الناءيه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разветвленная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arremessado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিক্ষিপ্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Flung
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dicampakkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geschleudert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

投げ飛ばさ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

퍼지는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொலைதூர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोंगल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yayılmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flung
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rzucił
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розгалужена
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aruncat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απομακρυσμένες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geslinger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flung
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flung
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flung

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLUNG»

The term «flung» is very widely used and occupies the 9.275 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLUNG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «flung» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «flung» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flung

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «FLUNG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flung.
1
Rupert Brooke
Breathless, we flung us on a windy hill, Laughed in the sun, and kissed the lovely grass.
2
Willa Cather
The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it flung wide its cloak and stepped down over the edge of the fields at evening, it left behind it a spent and exhausted world.
3
Bradley Chicho
Bits and pieces flung into the universe, sticking in the sky like cotton balls on a jet black velcro surface.
4
Patti Davis
Even if the Bush Administration had flung open the gates to stem-cell research years ago, we would not be at the point of offering treatment today. Christopher Reeve would still have been taken from us. But we would be closer.
5
Jean Houston
At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.
6
Stephen Leacock
He flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions.
7
Joel McHale
It's an awesome thing to be flung out onto the stage twice a weekend in front of 250 people, and you have to make it up as you go along.
8
Sarah Pinborough
I'm a lot less travelled as an adult than I was as a child, but I think living in far flung places gives you a perspective on the world and people that adds flavour to your writing.
9
Anushka Sharma
Once, I was coming back from school, and there was this guy who was eve-teasing me and my friend. I had a Milton water bottle that I flung it at his face. My dad told me if you are in a crowded place and a guy eve-teases, you should make noise. I did exactly that and got people on the road to beat up the guy.
10
Delia Smith
In 35 years of being in the media, I've had all this mud flung at me many, many times. It's not the first time. It's nothing unusual. I've been through it all before and the best way to deal with it is not to read them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLUNG»

Discover the use of flung in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flung and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Flung: A Play in Two Acts
playbook
Lisa Dillman, 2007
2
A Song Flung Up to Heaven
In fact, A Song Flung Up to Heavenends as Maya Angelou begins to write the first sentences of Caged Bird. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Maya Angelou, 2003
3
Far Flung and Well Fed: The Food Writing of R.W. Apple, Jr.
Far Flung and Well Fed is a classic collection of food writing— lively, warm and rich with a sense of place and taste—and deserves to join the works of A.J. Liebling, Elizabeth David, M.F.K. Fisher and Calvin Trillin on the bookshelf.
R. W. Apple, 2010
4
Who Flung Dung?
Furley the monkey confronts one animal after another as he tries to find out who hit him with dung while he was minding his own business.
Ben Redlich, 2013
5
Far-flung Lines: Studies in Imperial Defence in Honour of ...
These studies show how the British Empire used its maritime supremacy to construct and maintain a worldwide defence for its imperial interests.
Greg Kennedy, Keith Neilson, 2013
6
Far Flung: Stories
Cameron’s collection of witty and insightful stories reveals individuals seeking love, stability, and acceptance The characters in Far-Flung, Peter Cameron’s second story collection, face a familiar dilemma: They aspire to happiness but ...
Peter Cameron, 2012
7
Far-flung Families in Film: The Diasporic Family in ...
Drawing on critical concepts from diaspora studies, anthropology, socio-historical research on diasporic families and the burgeoning field of transnational film studies, this book is an essential read for Film Studies scholars and students ...
Daniela Berghahn, 2013
8
Far-Flung Adventures: Corby Flood
As the ship arrives at its destination, Corby must enlist the help of some very well mustachioed locals to uncover the contents of the crate and the dark secrets of the menacing Clowns... From the Hardcover edition.
Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell, 2008
9
Far-Flung Adventures: Fergus Crane
Fergus finds out that his teachers are not quite what they seem— they’re actually pirates! Can Fergus and his winged horse save his schoolmates on the far-off Fire Island? And who else will he find there? From the Hardcover edition.
Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell, 2008
10
A Far-Flung Gamble - Havana 1762
The success of the raid influenced British military policy for centuries as the true potential of amphibious warfare was realized. Author David Greentree tracks every aspect of the raid from its origins to the seige and assault of El Morro.
David Greentree, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLUNG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flung is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Man dies after being flung 30m from vehicle
Man dies after being flung 30m from vehicle ... died in hospital after a crash in which he was flung 30 metres from the vehicle he was driving. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
2
Some companies see value in far-flung field trips for employees
From studying caterpillars and climate change in Arizona, to examining erosion of cliffs in Maine's Acadia National Park, employees at ... «Boston.com, Jul 15»
3
2015 college football preseason rankings (No. 122): Far-flung Idaho …
Idaho wide receiver Dezmon Epps (1) heads upfield after getting past Washington State safety Deone Bucannon (bottom) during the first ... «Syracuse.com, Jul 15»
4
Elementary buds reach out to far-flung school
NANGALISAN, Tuba, Benguet -- For the urban raised and bred professionals, an outreach program to the less privileged, may mean more than ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
5
Six boats capsized and 10 flung into water as strong winds hit …
Six boats were capsized flinging 10 people into the water as fierce winds roared up the Ribble Estuary yesterday (Sunday, July 5). A Mayday ... «Southport Visiter, Jul 15»
6
Lily Tomlin, reunited with Jane Fonda and 'flung back into hipdom'
"I've been flung back into hipdom," she says in her Studio City office, a room stuffed with the debris of her extraordinary five-decade career, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
7
From MIT's Neri Oxman, The (Far&Flung) Future Of Wearables
From MIT's Neri Oxman, The (Far-Flung) Future Of Wearables. Oxman use microorganisms and 3-D printed vessels to create food, energy, ... «Co.Design, Jul 15»
8
SAM COOK COLUMN: Far-flung life, big questions
We were walking across the grocery store parking lot when my 30-year-old daughter, home visiting from Kenya, asked the question. "Dad," she ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Egypt: IS flung heavy losses to Egyptian army forces
Egypt: IS flung heavy losses to Egyptian army forces. Sinai Province, an IS affiliated group in the Egypt Sinai Peninsular, killed Wednesday 17 ... «Middle East Confidential, Jul 15»
10
Far-flung fun for the Fourth
Thousands watch the fireworks show during downtown Raleigh's Fourth of July celebration on Fayetteville Street. | Chuck Liddy ... «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»

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