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throwing by

throwing by is the present participle and gerund of throw by.

Meaning of throw by

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) throw aside; discard

Questions about throwing by

What is throwing by the present participle and gerund of?
Throwing by is the present participle and gerund of throw by.

Words near throwing by in the dictionary

  1. throwing ax
  2. throwing axe
  3. throwing axes
  4. throwing back
  5. throwing BBs
  6. throwing by
  7. throwing caution to the wind
  8. throwing cold water on
  9. throwing down
  10. throwing down the gauntlet
  11. throwing dust in someone's eyes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: throwing by (page history and authors); throw by (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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