What part of speech is flung?

Flung can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. flung is a verb, past participle of fling (infinitive).
  • 2. flung is a verb, past simple of fling (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does flung mean?

Definitions

Verb

fling - throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee"
fling - move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"
fling - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
fling - indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV"

Examples of flung

#   Sentence  
1. verb Then, with a final, terrible scream, the monster flung itself off the mountain to its death on the rocks below.
2. verb This flung him into a passion.
3. verb The girl flung her arms around him.
4. verb The enemy flung fresh troops into the battle.
5. verb As he was studying, the door was suddenly flung open.
6. verb He flung a stream of abuse at me.
7. verb She flung her clothes on.
8. verb She flung her coat on the chair and stormed into the room.
9. verb She flung herself upon a sofa, protesting that she was fatigued to death.
10. verb A baby was flung out of its mother's arms when a plane hit severe turbulence while commencing its descent prior to landing.
11. verb The Baba Yaga seized from the wall one of the skulls with burning eyes and flung it after her. "There," she howled, "is the fire for thy stepmother's daughters. Take it. That is what they sent thee here for, and may they have joy of it!"
12. verb She flung herself into her studies heart and soul.
13. verb When Rhodopis was bathing, an eagle snatched one of her sandals from her maid and carried it to Memphis; and while the king was administering justice in the open air, the eagle, when it arrived above his head, flung the sandal into his lap; and the king, stirred both by the beautiful shape of the sandal and by the strangeness of the occurrence, sent men in all directions into the country in quest of the woman who wore the sandal; and when she was found in the city of Naucratis, she was brought up to Memphis, became the wife of the king, and when she died was honoured with a great tomb.
14. verb He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
15. verb Sami flung the dog feces onto Layla's doorstep.
Sentence  
verb
Then, with a final, terrible scream, the monster flung itself off the mountain to its death on the rocks below.
This flung him into a passion.
The girl flung her arms around him.
The enemy flung fresh troops into the battle.
As he was studying, the door was suddenly flung open.
He flung a stream of abuse at me.
She flung her clothes on.
She flung her coat on the chair and stormed into the room.
She flung herself upon a sofa, protesting that she was fatigued to death.
A baby was flung out of its mother's arms when a plane hit severe turbulence while commencing its descent prior to landing.
The Baba Yaga seized from the wall one of the skulls with burning eyes and flung it after her. "There," she howled, "is the fire for thy stepmother's daughters. Take it. That is what they sent thee here for, and may they have joy of it!"
She flung herself into her studies heart and soul.
When Rhodopis was bathing, an eagle snatched one of her sandals from her maid and carried it to Memphis; and while the king was administering justice in the open air, the eagle, when it arrived above his head, flung the sandal into his lap; and the king, stirred both by the beautiful shape of the sandal and by the strangeness of the occurrence, sent men in all directions into the country in quest of the woman who wore the sandal; and when she was found in the city of Naucratis, she was brought up to Memphis, became the wife of the king, and when she died was honoured with a great tomb.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
Sami flung the dog feces onto Layla's doorstep.

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