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fling1

flung, flung /flɪŋ/

Translation

v [t]
arrojar
tirar [con fuerza]
He flung a pencil at her
Le tiró un lápiz
arrojarse
tirarse
to fling oneself to the floor
tirarse al suelo
echar
He flung his arms around my neck
Me echó los brazos al cuello
constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de una preposición o un adverbio
to fling oneself into sth
(Definition of fling v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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