Used in a Sentence

tossing

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for tossing.

Editorial note

The text of Gadsby is easy to google, try tossing a chapter or two into a letter frequency counter.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

The motion of something that tosses; a throwing or sudden rising and falling.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of tossing gathered in one view.

noun

The motion of something that tosses; a throwing or sudden rising and falling.

noun

A process for refining tin by dropping it through the air while melted.

noun

(mining) The process of washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earthy particles; tozing.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tossing.

noun

The motion of something that tosses; a throwing or sudden rising and falling.

noun

A process for refining tin by dropping it through the air while melted.

noun

(mining) The process of washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earthy particles; tozing.

adjective

(vulgar, colloquial) Used to disparage or curse someone or something.

Example sentences

1

The text of Gadsby is easy to google, try tossing a chapter or two into a letter frequency counter.

2

The government is notorious at tossing out incumbents on service contracts and bringing in new companies, who then simply hire all the people who worked on the previous contract.

3

Their eggs are transparent and you can just look, while tossing the ones that you don't want to hatch.

4

The pair i bought has lasted 2 years despite my abusive use (shoving them in my pockets, tossing them around).

5

So is Tumblr and Reddit, despite the overly-publicised prophecies of doom people keep tossing around.

6

All I was doing anymore was buying the disc, ripping it, and then tossing it on a shelf.

7

And tossing chocolate bars into your neighbor's campsite in hopes that the angry bear will wreck their stuff is just not cool.

8

Was tossing this up vs the Dell XPS 13 and Mac Book Air.

9

I don't know if I could rationalize even tossing it up on Github with warnings though.

10

I'm quite glad I have them, and rating and filtering is just as good as tossing them out in my experience.

11

Doesn't the person not tossing the coin get to call though?

12

I find it slightly amusing how so many difficult programming problems can be fixed by just tossing a neural network at it.

Quote examples

1

You have to be able and willing to do this without tossing out the "woe is me" card.

2

It's tossing ideas around through conversation and prototypes rather than through a monolithic "Business Requirements Document".

3

They weren't tossing out the "woe is me" card.

4

Tossing around the word "evil" just seems like you're asking for a politicized "debate."

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use tossing in a sentence?

The text of Gadsby is easy to google, try tossing a chapter or two into a letter frequency counter.

What does tossing mean?

The motion of something that tosses; a throwing or sudden rising and falling.

What part of speech is tossing?

tossing is commonly used as noun, adjective.