fling
Definitions
Noun
- A usually brief attempt
- A brief indulgence of your impulses
- The act of flinging
Verb
- Throw with force or recklessness
- Move in an abrupt or headlong manner
- Indulge oneself
- Throw or cast away
Fragment
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "fling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | baffling | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | shuffling | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | fling | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | stifling | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | trifling | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | muffling | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | rifling | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | derflinger | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | doerflinger | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | durflinger | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | flinging | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | flings | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | hempfling | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | hoefling | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | reshuffling | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | ruffling | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | scuffling | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | serfling | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | sniffling | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | taflinger | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | waffling | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "fling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "fling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flying | 2 | 43 |
| 2 | filing | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | flowing | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | fleeing | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | flaming | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | fouling | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | fooling | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | folding | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | flaring | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | fleming | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | rifling | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | filming | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | flings | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | ling | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | fueling | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | fryling | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | foiling | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | foaling | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | flexing | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | flaking | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "fling" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "fling" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "fling" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "fling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flung | 1 | 14 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 21
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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