Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gibe; a sarcasm; a severe or contemptuous remark.
- To fling or wave in the air, as a banner; fling or throw out, as wine from a glass.
- To rush away abruptly or angrily.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A gibe; a contemptuous remark.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To
fling outward .
Etymologies
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out- + fling
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Examples
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Deronda, inclined by nature to take the side of those on whom the arrows of scorn were falling, could not help replying to Pash's outfling, and said --
Daniel Deronda George Eliot 1849
whichbe commented on the word outfling
Sharp retort or gibe. (from Phrontistery)
May 25, 2008