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to and froing

to and froing is the present participle and gerund of to and fro.

Meaning of to and fro

Verb

to and fro (third-person singular simple present tos and fros or to and fros, present participle toing and froing or to and froing, simple past and past participle toed and froed or to and froed)

  1. (idiomatic) To go back and forth; to alternate.
    • "For a while I didn't tell anyone on the ward where I was going, but my toing and froing made people curious and eventually I confided in a few."2015, Barbara Taylor, The Last Asylum: A Memoir of Madness in Our Times

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Questions about to and froing

What is to and froing the present participle and gerund of?
To and froing is the present participle and gerund of to and fro.

Words near to and froing in the dictionary

  1. to all intents and purposes
  2. to an extent
  3. to and again
  4. to and fro
  5. to and froed
  6. to and froing
  7. to and fros
  8. to arms
  9. to be continued
  10. to be expected
  11. to be fair

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