Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flung

/ˈflʌŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: flung
IPA: /ˈflʌŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of fling

Derived Forms

misflung outflung unflung

Phrases

far-flung

Rhymes With

young among tongue hung lung sung kung swung chung sprung strung stung

Questions

How do you pronounce flung?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflʌŋ/.
What does flung mean?: simple past and past participle of fling

How to pronounce flung

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