The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TOSS , but the solution may also be HURL which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Fling crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TOSS | 36 % | 4 |
| HURL | 29 % | 4 |
| SPREE | 9 % | 5 |
| CAST | 9 % | 4 |
| HEAVE | 6 % | 5 |
| AFFAIR | 4 % | 6 |
| THROW | 3 % | 5 |
| SHY | 2 % | 3 |
| CANT | 1 % | 4 |
| TEAR | 1 % | 4 |
| TOOT | 1 % | 4 |
| DANCE | 1 % | 5 |
Why may TOSS be the right solution?
The word "fling" can mean to throw something with force or to move quickly or recklessly. "Toss" is a synonym for "throw" and fits both meanings of "fling."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fling
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- toss
- whirl
- splurge
- discard
- pass
- offer
- dispose
- crack
- throw away
- bout
- go
- spree
Crossword Answer definitions
TOSS noun- A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
- The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
- A haughty throwing up of the head.
- (British slang) A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'.
- (British slang) A state of agitation; commotion.
- A measure of sprats.
- To throw with an initial upward direction.
- To lift with a sudden or violent motion.
- To agitate; to make restless.
- To subject to trials; to harass.
- To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
- To discard: to toss out
- To stir or mix (a salad).
- (British slang) To masturbate
- To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.
- To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.
- To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.
- To keep in play; to tumble over.
- To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.
- (British slang) To drink in large draughts; to gulp.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TOSS
- Flip of a coin
- Chuck
- Mix, in a way
- Ref's pregame duty
- Sleep restlessly
- Turn's partner
- Call heads or tails
- Have a restless night
- Not sleep peacefully
- Fling
More clues leading to the result HURL
More clues leading to the result SPREE
- Binge
- Binge at the mall
- Bout of indulgence
- Shopping binge
- Indulgence at the mall
- Mall binge
- Something to go on
- Frolic
- Unrestrained episode
- Bender
More clues leading to the result CAST
- Threw or throw
- Fisherman's move
- Group of "thousands"
- List of actors
- Plaster bandage
- Broken bone protector
- Hurl
- Limb support
- Pitched
- Play list
More clues leading to the result HEAVE
- Hurl
- Lift with force
- Toss
- Fling
- Throw with force
- Fling with force
- "Everyone push on three; 1, 2, 3!"
- "Ready and ... PUSH!"
- Upchuck
- Swell at sea
More clues leading to the result AFFAIR
- XYZ, for one
- Forbidden romance
- Liaison
- Romance
- Social function
- Social gathering
- Concern
- Festive party
- Tabloid fodder
- Wingding
More clues leading to the result THROW
- Fling
- Toss
- Lose on purpose
- Afghan, maybe
- Crap-game attempt
- Chuck
- Shape clay on a potter's wheel
- ___ over (forsake)
- Dice roll
- Intentionally lose
More clues leading to the result SHY
- Bashful
- Short
- " ... twice __."
- Not at all outgoing
- Unlikely to mix
- Averse to first moves
- Retiring
- Tending to shrink
- Like a wallflower
- Owing
More clues leading to the result CANT
- Defeatist's word
- Isn't capable of
- Argot
- Patois
- Slanting surface
- Slope
- Tilted position
- "This __ be!"
- Lean to one side
- "You ___ fight city hall"
More clues leading to the result TEAR
- Eye drop
- Kind of gas
- Sorrowful drop
- Certain drop
- Eyedrop?
- Pull apart
- React to onion-slicing
- Rip apart
- Speed
- Dotted-line instruction
More clues leading to the result TOOT
- Flute note
- Binge
- Short blast
- Whistle sound
- Blow one's horn
- Whistle
- Tugboat sound
- Bender
- Old-timey horn sound
- Tear