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throws about

throws about is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 throws about

What is throws about the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Throws about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of throw about.

Words near throws about in the dictionary

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

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