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
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
Girga should have been banned from driving under the "totting up" scheme, which saw him accumulate 25 points for a range of offences.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2019
I'm totting up to see how lucky I am!
From Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts by Jones, Henry Arthur
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