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to fling off
01
to forcefully or quickly remove something
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Movement verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
off
Base verb
fling
Present tense
fling off
3rd person singular
flings off
Present participle
flinging off
Past simple
flung off
Past participle
flung off
Examples
She flung off her coat and scarf as she entered the warm house.
02
to express or communicate something, often without much thought or consideration
Examples
He would often fling off humorous comments during the meeting to lighten the mood.
