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F — Flawy to Fluster (Part 4 of 12)

    4. Volley, shower.

Flighty, a. Giddy, wild, volatile, mercurial, frivolous, capricious, fickle, whimsical, unbalanced, light- headed, without ballast.

Flimsy, a.

    1. Slight, thin, unsubstantial, of frail texture.
    2. Weak, feeble, trivial, frivolous, foolish, trifling, light, puerile, shallow, superficial, trashy.

Flinch, v. n. Shrink, withdraw, retreat, swerve, wince, draw back, hold back.

Flindermouse, n. Bat, flittermouse, flickermouse.

Flinders, n. pl. Splinters, fragments.

Fling, v. a.

    1. Throw, cast, hurl, toss, dart, pitch, flirt, chuck, shy.
    2. Prostrate, overthrow, throw to the ground, throw down.

Fling, v. n.

    1. Flounce, wince, fly into violent motions.
    2. Start or rush angrily, flounce.
    3. Jeer, sneer, gibe, flout, upbraid.

Fling, n.

    1. Throw, cast, toss.
    2. Jeer, gibe, flout, scoff, sneer, taunt.

Fling away. Reject, discard, throw away.

Fling open. Throw open, open suddenly.

Fling up. Relinquish, abandon.

Flippancy, n.

    1. Volubility, fluency.