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Meanings of fling off in English

Portuguese
derrubar

Write quickly.

        derrubar
        Usage of fling off in English
        1
        And then suddenly she made a gesture, as to fling off remembrance.
        The Imaginary Marriage
        2
        The girl started, and tried to fling off the caressing hand.
        Ester Ried Yet Speaking
        3
        She felt as if she had the strength to fling off the bands of tyranny.
        Rosa Mundi and Other Stories
        4
        When he reached his room he began to fling off his clothes with feverish haste.
        The Head of Kay's
        5
        Why can't I fling off my disguise and cry, 'The better to eat you with!'
        Tommy and Grizel
        6
        I will fling off the world, I will fling off pain, I will fling off health.
        The Journal of Arthur Stirling : ("The Valley of the Shadow")
        7
        Honoria turned on little George with a gesture as if to fling off his velvet jacket.
        The Ship of Stars
        8
        And indeed, she was one of the first cities of Italy to fling off the Lombard yoke.
        Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa / With Sixteen Illustra...
        9
        I had meant to fling off several very bright, spontaneous quips on the way to the table.
        "Speaking of Operations--"
        10
        He looked down for a moment at her hands as though he would fling off her hold.
        Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill; Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret
        11
        I sat with my boots unlaced and my coat ready to fling off at a moment's notice.
        Parkhurst Boys, and Other Stories of School Life
        12
        This day will we fling off the Roman yoke and become the true and unconquered lords of Palmyra.
        Historic Girls: Stories Of Girls Who Have Influenced The History...
        13
        Who shall say that he is able to fling off lightly the inheritance of countless ages of superstition?
        The Best Ghost Stories
        14
        No, she cannot fling off her past, she cannot break away from her roots-no , athousandtimes no!
        The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories
        15
        The scream she'd heard had caused her to sit bolt upright in the bed and fling off the coverlet.
        Running scared
        16
        Two of the women fling off their semi-transparent lab coats to reveal white underwear underneath, in an unexpected striptease.
        The Guardian
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        Translations for fling off
        Portuguese
        derrubar
        Fling off through the time
        Fling off across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common