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Search phrase: fling

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CoriolanusCor IV.v.57 (unmuffling)
HamletHam I.iii.5For Hamlet, and the trifling of his favour,For Hamlet, and the trifling of his fauours,
HamletHam III.iii.61There is no shuffling. There the action liesThere is no shuffling, there the Action lyes
HamletHam IV.vii.136Or with a little shuffling, you may chooseOr with a little shuffling, you may choose
HamletHam V.ii.296.1In scuffling, they change rapiers, and both are woundedIn scuffling they change Rapiers.
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.129'Tis like the forced gait of a shuffling nag.'Tis like the forc't gate of a shuffling Nagge.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.64Else would I have a fling at Winchester.Else would I haue a fling at Winchester.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.viii.14Fling up his cap and say ‘ God save his majesty!’Fling vp his cap, and say, God saue his Maiesty.
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.i.51And with the other fling it at thy face,And with the other, fling it at thy face,
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.440Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition:Cromwel, I charge thee, fling away Ambition,
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.188And in his mantle muffling up his face,And in his Mantle, muffling vp his face,
King JohnKJ II.i.449The mouth of passage shall we fling wide opeThe mouth of passage shall we fling wide ope,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.i.41O woman, if it were not for one triflingO woman: if it were not for one trifling
Romeo and JulietRJ I.v.122We have a trifling foolish banquet towards.We haue a trifling foolish Banquet towards:
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.187And here I'll fling the pillow, there the bolster,And heere Ile fling the pillow, there the boulster,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.60To deck thy body with his ruffling treasure.To decke thy bodie with his ruffling treasure.
The TempestTem III.i.79What I shall die to want. But this is trifling;What I shall die to want: But this is trifling,
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.141When for some trifling present you have bid meWhen for some trifling present you haue bid me
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.293How I would spread, and fling my wanton armsHow I would spread, and fling my wanton armes
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.17I fling my cap up – mark there! – then do you,I fling my Cap up; marke there; then do you

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Glossary

 22 result(s).
apishsilly, foolish, trifling
baubling, bawblingcontemptible, trifling, piddling
flingdig, gibe, taunt
flingdash off, go away in a rush
fondfoolish, trifling, frivolous
idletrifling, unimportant, trivial
immomentunimportant, trifling, of no consequence
nicelysubtly, triflingly, fancifully
peckpitch, throw, fling
pickingfastidious, trifling, fussy
prettychildish, trifling, naive
rufflingfrilled, lace-adorned; also: embellishing, gay
scamblingscuffling, struggling, fighting
scapeescapade, fling, sexual wrongdoing
shufflingtrickery, deceit, evasiveness
sillytrifling, trivial, scanty
slenderslight, trifling, insignificant
slightnesstriviality, paltriness, trifling
tossthrow, fling [into battle]
toywhim, caprice, trifling matter
triflingfrivolity, foolish conduct
vanitytrifling display, light-hearted show

Thesaurus

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display, triflingvanity
flingpeck
flingscape
flingtoss
scufflingscambling
triflingapish
triflingbaubling, bawbling
triflingidle
triflingimmoment
triflingpicking
triflingpretty
triflingslender
triflingslightness
triflingsilly
triflingfond
trifling displayvanity
triflinglynicely

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FLINGBASICfling n, fling v
RUFFLEBASICruffling adj
SCUFFLEBASICscuffling n
SHUFFLEBASICshuffling adj, shuffling n
TRIFLEBASICtrifling adj, trifling n

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