- present participle of tot.
totting
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of totting
C19: of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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Second on the medals table stood France, with the host athletes pleasing home crowds by totting up 14 gold, 15 silver and 12 bronze medals.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2024
We might worry about the quantities of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases totting up in the atmosphere, or feel increasingly nervous about tiny, naked-to-the-eye particles of pollution, especially in car-choked cities.
From Slate • Dec. 20, 2021
Correspondents totting up votes for a deal that - barring serious EU-turns - isn't negotiable.
From The Guardian • Oct. 3, 2019
Their own insularity prevents no one in this book from totting up the ethical and empathic deficits of others.
From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2019
The Baptist Missionary Society was founded in October, 1792, and branch was started here a few months afterwards, the first fruits totting up to the very respectable amount of £70.
From Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically by Harman, Thomas T.
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