toggle
noun
a pin, bolt, or rod placed transversely through a chain, an eye or loop in a rope, etc., as to bind it temporarily to another chain or rope similarly treated.
toggling
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present participleof toggle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Michael Steel prepared for the Boston Marathon by toggling between short and long runs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Sucking out excess humidity makes the air feel crisper and cooler without toggling the thermostat.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
To address this limitation, the researchers designed an integrated device capable of toggling between electric and magnetic toroidal vortex patterns in free-space terahertz pulses.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 4, 2026
In a week in which we found ourselves toggling between “the tide is turning!” and “all is lost!”
From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2025
Twiddling a switch or knobs implies much less sense of purpose than toggling or tweaking it; see frobnicate.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
