English → Latin
“fling” in Latin
dīctēriumbon mot, witticismhabeōto have, hold; to own, have (possessions); to possess, have (qualities)calcitrōto strike with the heel (or foot); to kick (of an animal)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fling s.
PROPR., [Vid. THROW, s.]
IMPROPR., Gibe, sarcasm, oratio obliqua: sententia obliqua (things said with allusion to anybody): dicterium (sarcastic derision). To have a fling at a person, aliquem obliquis orationibus carpere: aliquem oblique perstringere: jaculari in aliquem obliquis sententiis: to have some flings at anything, quaedam jacere de aliqua re (e.g., de cultu, habitu, etc., Tac.).
A kick with the heel; e.g., of a horse, etc., calcitratus (Plin., 8, 44, 69).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fling?
- The usual Latin words for “fling” are dīctērium, habeō, calcitrō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.