# tossing

Pronunciation: US say "TAWS-ing" /ˈtɔsɪŋ/; UK say "TOS-ing" /ˈtɒsɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of toss. — present participle and gerund of toss
   - Simple: Present participle of toss. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _The waves were tossing the small boat from side to side._
   - _Tossing the salad gently keeps the leaves from bruising._

## Noun

2. A throwing motion, or the sudden rising and falling of something.
   - Simple: A throwing, or a sudden up-and-down movement of something.
   - _The violent tossing of the ship kept everyone awake below deck._
   - _The tossing of the dice sent them skittering across the table._
4. A method of refining tin by letting the molten metal fall through the air.
   - Simple: A way of making tin purer by dropping the melted metal through the air.
   - _The foundry refined its tin through tossing, dropping the molten metal in fine streams._
   - _Workers preferred tossing for the cleaner tin it yielded._
5. The washing of ore by violent shaking in water to separate out the lighter or earthy particles.
   - Simple: A way of washing ore by shaking it hard in water to carry off the lighter bits.
   - _The crushed ore underwent tossing to wash out the lighter waste._
   - _Tossing separated the valuable mineral from the surrounding earth._

## Adjective

3. A vulgar intensifier placed before a noun to express anger, contempt, or annoyance toward someone or something. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A rude word put before a noun to show anger or strong dislike.
   - _He slammed the tossing laptop shut and stormed out of the room._
   - _Why won't this tossing machine just work for once?_

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tossing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).