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uptossing

uptossing is the present participle and gerund of uptoss.

Meaning of uptoss

Verb

uptoss (third-person singular simple present uptosses, present participle uptossing, simple past and past participle uptossed)

  1. (transitive) To toss up.
    • […] and brasses reflective Gleam in the sun, and away to the clouds uptoss the refulgence: […]1888, Virgil's Æneid
  2. (intransitive) To be tossed up.
    • The boat drew closer and closer, hurling along through the seething green like a thing alive, lifting and sending and uptossing across the huge-backed breakers, or disappearing behind them only to rush into sight again […]1904, The Century

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Questions about uptossing

What is uptossing the present participle and gerund of?
Uptossing is the present participle and gerund of uptoss.

Words near uptossing in the dictionary

  1. uptore
  2. uptorn
  3. uptoss
  4. uptossed
  5. uptosses
  6. uptossing
  7. uptower
  8. uptowered
  9. uptowering
  10. uptowers
  11. uptown

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