to tell harmless lies, to brag in an exaggerating way, to fib
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈflʊŋkɐn/
Etymologie (Engels)
Borrowed from German Low German [Term?]. The original meaning is “to gleam, move quickly”. Compare flink. The meaning “to boast, stretch the truth” (probably from “want to shine, be brilliant”) already developed in Low German.