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threw about

threw about is the simple past of throw about.

Meaning of throw about

Verb

throw about (third-person singular simple present throws about, present participle throwing about, simple past threw about, past participle thrown about)

  1. (obsolete) To change direction; to change from one tack to another.
    • That now vnto despaire I gin to growe,
      And meane for better winde about to throwe.1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Prosopopoia. Or Mother Hubberds Tale.”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    go about, put about
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, about.
    • When the ship entered the violent storm, all the passengers were thrown about.

Questions about threw about

What is threw about the simple past of?
Threw about is the simple past of throw about.

Words near threw about in the dictionary

  1. threw a wobbly
  2. threw a wrench in
  3. threw a wrench in the gears
  4. threw a wrench in the works
  5. threw a wrench into the works
  6. threw about
  7. threw an ant into a sty
  8. threw an eye
  9. threw aside
  10. threw away
  11. threw away the key

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