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offthrowing

offthrowing is the present participle and gerund of offthrow.

Meaning of offthrow

Verb

offthrow (third-person singular simple present offthrows, present participle offthrowing, simple past offthrew, past participle offthrown)

  1. (ambitransitive) To throw or cast off (all senses)
    • Thorns of the flesh in childhood man offthrows,
      Or passions such in headlong youth he knows; […]1858, John Ashford, London; Past, Present and Future, page 9

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Questions about offthrowing

What is offthrowing the present participle and gerund of?
Offthrowing is the present participle and gerund of offthrow.

Words near offthrowing in the dictionary

  1. offtakers
  2. offtakes
  3. offtaking
  4. offthrew
  5. offthrow
  6. offthrowing
  7. offthrown
  8. offthrows
  9. offtime
  10. offtimes
  11. offtook

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