totting

totting is the present participle and gerund of tot.

Meaning of tot

tot (third-person singular simple present tots, present participle totting, simple past and past participle totted)

To sum or total.
- There are, of course, many ways to proceed from here, the most likely being that you, as an experienced tradesman, would simply know what these amounts come to (in terms of groups of ten) and can tot them up in your head.2017, Paul Lockhart, Arithmetic
(UK, historical) To mark (a debt) with the word tot (Latin for "so much"), indicating that it was good or collectible for the amount specified.
- a totted debt

totting (plural tottings)

The act of adding up; an addition.
- This remarkable "paying off" did not pass off without a record for, strangely enough, the sheet of paper on which Hullock did his tottings was the only thing found in the mate's cabin — as reported from Gibraltar.1929, Laurence J. Keating, The Great Mary Celeste Hoax: A Famous Sea Mystery Exposed

totting

(slang) Collecting rags, bones, or other junk to sell on.
- […] junk collectors who go 'totting' for old clothes and broken furniture around Shepherd's Bush […]2011, Christopher Stevens, The Masters of Sitcom: From Hancock to Steptoe

plural	tottings

What does totting mean?: Totting means the act of adding up; an addition.
What is totting the present participle and gerund of?: Totting is the present participle and gerund of tot.
What part of speech is totting?: Totting can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of totting?: The plural of totting is tottings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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