FLING OFF
Dictionary entry overview: What does fling off mean? • FLING OFF (verb)
The verb FLING OFF has 1 sense:
1. write quickly
Familiarity information: FLING OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FLING OFF (verb)
Meaning:
Write quickly
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
dash off; fling off; scratch off; toss off; knock off
Context examples:
She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper / He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess
Hypernyms (to "fling off" is one way to...):
compose; indite; pen; write (produce a literary work)
Domain category:
authorship; composition; penning; writing (the act of creating written works)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Did he fling off his major works over a short period of time?
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