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What is the noun for flings?

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fling
  1. An act of throwing, often violently.
  2. An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
  3. An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.
  4. (figuratively) An attempt, a try (as in "give it a fling").
  5. (obsolete) A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.
  6. A kind of dance.
  7. (obsolete) A trifing matter; an object of contempt.
  8. Synonyms:
  9. Examples:
    1. “Many thought David would perish, and yet he won with just a fling of a rock.”
      “Sandy crooned to her nosey friends about how her summer fling didn't mean a thing despite them repeatedly demanding that she tell them more.”
      “Though he had no experience, he was ready to accept his friend's suggestion to have a fling at entering the share market.”
flinger
  1. One who flings or hurls something.
  2. One who jeers.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Well, what the deuce is he worth to you after that, either as a framer of fact or flinger of fiction?”
      “At other times he is the buccaneer, the flinger of foul oaths, and terrible damning curses.”
      “Triple seals and an external flinger shield offer effective protection against contamination for the aligning radial insert ball bearing.”
flinging
flingings
flingers
  1. plural of flinger
flings
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