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tossing off

tossing off is the present participle and gerund of toss off.

Meaning of toss off

Verb

toss off (third-person singular simple present tosses off, present participle tossing off, simple past and past participle tossed off)

  1. (dated, transitive) To drink up rapidly.
    • Let me toss off this beer first.
    Synonyms:
    throw back
  2. (transitive) To assemble hastily.
    • I tossed off a letter to the local council.
    Synonyms:
    fire off
  3. (UK, ambitransitive, slang, vulgar) To masturbate.
  4. (transitive) To deliver (a remark, suggestion, etc.) in an offhand manner.
    • He tossed off a few platitudes and then ignored any further questions.

Questions about tossing off

What is tossing off the present participle and gerund of?
Tossing off is the present participle and gerund of toss off.

Words near tossing off in the dictionary

  1. tossing away
  2. tossing down
  3. tossing in
  4. tossing in with
  5. tossing it in
  6. tossing off
  7. tossing one's name in the hat
  8. tossing out
  9. tossing salad
  10. tossing someone's salad
  11. tossing the pieman

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