Clues for the word "FLING"
We've had 66 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 126 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mindfood Daily crossword on November 02, 2025.
Definition of fling
- v. t. - To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to fing a stone into the pond.
- v. t. - To shed forth; to emit; to scatter.
- v. t. - To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation.
- v. i. - To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling.
- v. i. - To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling.
- v. i. - To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste.
- n. - A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse.
- n. - A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.
- n. - A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling.
- n. - A trifing matter; an object of contempt.
Referring Clues
- Chuck
- Affair
- Lively Highland dance
- Brief affair
- Cast
- Impulsive indulgence
- Kiltie's dance
- Wild time
- Casual toss
- Throw violently
- Throw angrily
- Hurl forcefully
- Hurl forcefully, as a Frisbee
- Hurl
- Throw
- Highland dance
- Casual affair
- Toss
- Pitch
- Try, informally
- Throw forcibly
- Spirited celtic dance
- Self indulging escapade
- Summer romance, maybe
- One-night stand, say
- Night on the town, say
- Attempt, informally
- Spirited dance
- Cast fly, initially, to get fish
- Side adventure
- Highlands dance
- See 7
- Brief relationship
- Love affair with office work? Not I
- Throw - dance
- Dance with cast
- Chuck, for starters, fish left in neighbour's garage
- Highland dance - spell of way-out behaviour
- Brief affair - chuck
- Cast pushing the boat out
- Brief bout of hedonism
- Throw - short affair
- Cast finally look into naming group leaders
- Romance and evening out, leaving at ten
- Throw a dance
- It's a northern dance, chuck!
- Dance in brief lingerie
- Shy fellow approaches Heather
- Brief liaison on Highland dance floor?
- Cast having maybe final party
- Female fish
- Task for secretary, one retiring and shy
- Original letters from First Girl I Loved, now involved in brief affair
- One-night stand
- Dance and have your little fun
- Chuck having a bit of fun
- Throw with force
- Cast for fine fish
- Summer romance, perhaps
- Throw wildly
- Highland revel?
- Wild time with a fatheaded swimmer
- Dalliance
- It often includes trysts
- Brazenly disregarding
- Short-lived relationship
Last Seen In
- Mindfood Daily - November 02, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - August 18, 2025
- Daily Quick - July 08, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - April 15, 2025
- New York Times - December 17, 2024
- Your Life Choices - December 15, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 12, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - November 27, 2024
- Daily Quick - October 26, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - August 06, 2024
- Your Life Choices - August 02, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - July 18, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - January 21, 2024
- Your Life Choices - December 20, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - December 13, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 25, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - August 18, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - July 31, 2023
- Your Life Choices - July 17, 2023
- Daily Quick - July 08, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - July 03, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - June 27, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - June 19, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - May 03, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - April 28, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - March 23, 2023
- Your Life Choices - January 19, 2023
- Your Life Choices - December 11, 2022
- Daily Quick - October 26, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - August 03, 2022
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