Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who flings; a thrower, jeerer, etc.
- noun One who dances a fling.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who flings; one who jeers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
flings or hurls something. - noun One who
jeers .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Every great poo flinger is convinced that his poo is absolutely the best poo on the planet.
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You bought an atomic tirolera, whereas mine is the little "flinger" you described as unknown in North America, the tool actually commonly known in these parts as a tirolera.
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There is also a tyrolean 'flinger', a mechanical flap flings the finish stucco in large globs, it is called a Tyrolean finish but I never seen one in North America - it is a Swiss/Austrian decoration.
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: There is also a tyrolean 'flinger', a mechanical flap flings the finish stucco in large globs, it is called a Tyrolean finish but I never seen one in North America - it is a Swiss/Austrian decoration.
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Just as a well-flung pie could enliven a staid live performance, so pies injected new energy into children's TV when the phantom flan flinger ran riot on Tiswas.
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John Prescott, the dimmest dumbcluck ever appointed to Government, had a refined way of campaigning: if someone expressed dissent by, say, hurling a nicely over-ripe tomato at him, he would retaliate by smacking the tomato-flinger smartly on the snout in best Hull Ferry Steward style.
Archive 2008-02-24 2008
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Regardless of who went to the mound for the black team, sports editor Sec Taylor wrote, “The major leaguers will face a good flinger.”
Satch, Dizzy & Rapid Robert Timothy M. Gay 2010
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Maybe for the next General Election they could ask Chris Tarrant, Lenny Henry and Sally James to host an election night Tiswas as part of the coverage - putting the studio representatives from each of the main parties in the gunge tank and getting the flan flinger to surprise politicians whilst being interviewed.
Archive 2008-05-01 Not a sheep 2008
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Wait wait…you are telling me my age is going to keep me from auditioning for my dream role of slushy flinger?
Want to be on Glee? 2010
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John Prescott, the dimmest dumbcluck ever appointed to Government, had a refined way of campaigning: if someone expressed dissent by, say, hurling a nicely over-ripe tomato at him, he would retaliate by smacking the tomato-flinger smartly on the snout in best Hull Ferry Steward style.
Excuse My French! 2008
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