tossing

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of throwing an object or objects.

  - "John enjoys tossing a baseball with his friends."
  - "The clown tossed candy to the children in the audience."

• Verb

  The act of moving something back and forth between two hands.

  - "The baby likes to toss the rattle in the air."
  - "The chef tosses the salad before serving."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with tossing
ossing , bossing , possessing

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Variants

List of all variants of tossing that leads to same result
toss , toss her cookies , toss his cookies , toss one's cookies , toss their cookies , tossed , tossed her cookies , tossed his cookies , tossed one's cookies , tossed their cookies , tosser , tossers , tosses , tosses her cookies , tosses his cookies , tosses one's cookies , tosses their cookies , tossing , tossing her cookies , tossing his cookies , tossing one's cookies , tossing their cookies , toss back , tossed back , tosses back , tossing back , toss in , tossed in , tosses in , tossing in , toss off , tossed off , tosses off , tossing off , toss out , tossed out , tosses out , tossing out

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Forms

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past tense: tossed, past participle: tossed, third person singular: tosses

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Etymology

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The Old English word 'tosian' means 'to throw'. The past participle 'tossed' comes from the past tense of 'to throw'.

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Trivia

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1. The world record for the longest toss of a baseball is 504 feet, 7 inches.

2. In the movie 'The Sandlot', the character Benny 'The Jet' Rodriguez famously tosses a baseball over the fence to get it back from the mythical 'Beast'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Throwing: A broad category of actions that involves propelling an object through the air.

2. Sports: Various activities that involve tossing objects, such as baseball, basketball, and volleyball.

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Culture

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Tossing has been a common action throughout history, appearing in various forms of art, literature, and sports. For example, in ancient Greece, athletes would toss a discus or javelin during the Olympic Games. In literature, the act of tossing can symbolize a decision or a change in direction, as in Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' when Brutus tosses a coin to decide whether to assassinate Caesar.

How to Memorize "tossing"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine yourself throwing a ball back and forth between your hands.
   - Visualize the motion of tossing a salad in a bowl.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'tossing' with the motion of throwing an object.
   - Link the word 'tossing' with the feeling of the ball in your hands.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence using the word 'tossing', such as 'Tom tosses a salad with gusto.'
   - Use an acronym, such as 'Toss Objects Silently' to remember the meaning.

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