[fling] vb flung ; fling.ing [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to ON flengja to whip] vi (14c) 1: to move in a brusque or headlong manner "flung out of the room in a rage"
2. of an animal: to kick or plunge vigorously 3 Scot: caper ~ vt 1 a: to throw forcefully, impetuously, or casually "flung herself down on the sofa" "clothes were flung on the floor" b: to cast as if by throwing "flung off all restraint"
2: to place or send suddenly and unceremoniously "was arrested and flung into prison"
3: to give unrestrainedly "flung himself into music" syn see throw -- fling.er n
[2]fling n (1589) 1: an act or instance of flinging
2. a: a casual try or involvement b: a casual or brief love affair
3: a period devoted to self-indulgence