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tossing up

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

Meaning of toss up

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To make a decision based on chance, for example by flipping a coin or rolling a dice.
  2. (intransitive) To throw something upwards.
  3. (transitive) To produce, generate.
  4. (Internet, transitive) To post or upload.
    • Restless in quarantine, she began posting videos on Instagram, one of which got picked up by Barstool, the popular sports blog. […] Then she tossed up a few on TikTok, notably one in which she faux-naively referred to Houston Street in New York, which is pronounced How-ston, as Hew-ston.2023 March 14, Alexandra Jacobs, “Your Annoying Roommate Is Slaying on TikTok”, in The New York Times
  5. (transitive) To cook or prepare something quickly.
  6. (transitive) To casually mention as an idea.

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Questions about tossing up

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

Words near tossing up in the dictionary

  1. tossing out
  2. tossing salad
  3. tossing someone's salad
  4. tossing the pieman
  5. tossing together
  6. tossing up
  7. tossingly
  8. tossings
  9. tossjob
  10. tossjobs
  11. tossment

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