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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My wife and children will have no trouble tossing all of my memories into a dumpster someday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
If you ever need to evacuate in a pinch, Sauceda recommends tossing your go bag into your dirty laundry basket, as it likely contains a mix of season-appropriate clothes that fit, and carrying both out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
"I was sort of standing up a lot and tossing books across the room and being really active. I was like, 'Wow, yeah, I didn't know I had it in me'."
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Alas, “The Whisper Man” is merely a collection of defanged genre tropes and equally familiar character writing, tossing paltry scraps to its supporting cast in Michelle Monaghan and Michael Keaton.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Natalie watched with sympathy as people dragged broken furniture and ruined carpets and sodden drywall from their shattered homes in the eighty-five-degree heat, tossing everything into growing junk piles in their yards.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
