totting
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of totting
C19: of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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Another visitor from Australia, Tony Cosford, was busy totting up the figures.
From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2022
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
"Two, four, six, eight, ten, twelve," counted the usher, totting up the hands till he reached a majority.
From Essays in Rebellion by Nevinson, Henry W.
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