Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Home
Introduction
EDLexicon
Webster
Resources
Acknowledgments
FAQ
Register
Sign In
Searches
Definition for FLING
FLIN'DER
FLING
FLING
, n.
A throw; a cast from the hand.
A gibe; a sneer; a sarcasm; a severe or contemptuous remark. – I, who love to have a fling, / Both at senate house and king. – Swift.
Return to
page 73
of the letter “F”.