toss
verb (used with object)
to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly.
tossing
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present participleof toss.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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I love tossing it with cubetti pasta, peas and canned white beans for a quick pasta salad, but it’s also fantastic smeared on sourdough toast and piled with olive oil-marinated vegetables.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
The bystander with the dogs is then seen rushing toward the can and tossing it away, toward the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Jim Paxon remembers the roar as water cascaded down the dam’s spillway, tossing mist into the air and churning the ground below.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
“We felt lighter. In fact, I became so enamored of it that I ended up tossing out a few things I shouldn’t have.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Often they sat at the same table, tossing ideas back and forth.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
