See fling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "رَمَّى"
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"roman": "indafaʕa",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "اِنْدَفَعَ"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "šprtel",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "շպրտել"
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"code": "hy",
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"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "նետել"
},
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "gcʻel",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "գցել"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "hvǎrljam",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "хвърлям"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zapraštam",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "запращам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "拋"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "pāo",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "抛"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tóu",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "投"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "鑄"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhù",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "铸"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "rēng",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "扔"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "mrštit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "hodit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "mrsknout"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "smide"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "kaste"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "smijten"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "jeter"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "balancer"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "slançâ"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "schleudern"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "banting"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "membanting"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "slanciare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "scagliare"
},
{
"alt": "なげる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nageru",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "投げる"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "tāhoa"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "jorāne phekṇe",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "जोराने फेकणे"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "bhirkāvṇe",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "भिरकावणे"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "flyngen"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "arremessar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "lançar"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "chuqay"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "arunca"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "brosátʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "броса́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "brósitʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "бро́сить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kidátʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "кида́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kínutʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ки́нуть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "metátʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "мета́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "metnútʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "метну́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "švyrjátʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "швыря́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "švyrnútʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "швырну́ть"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "kṣipati",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "क्षिपति"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "aventar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "lanzar"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "slansar"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "hodit sebou"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "vrhnout se"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "skočit"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "styrte"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "fare"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich werfen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich hinwerfen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich hinschleudern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich in etwas stürzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich hinunterwerfen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich hinunterstürzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich heranwerfen (an jemanden)"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich an jemanden ranwerfen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich herumwerfen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich fallen lassen"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "flyngen"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "brósitʹsja",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "бро́ситься"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "brosátʹsja",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "броса́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kínutʹsja",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ки́нуться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kidátʹsja",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "кида́ться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "tirarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "lanzarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "echarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "arrojarse"
}
],
"word": "fling"
}
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.