TOSSING Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

tossing

verb

present participle of toss

as in swaying

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas

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as in fidgeting

to make jerky or restless movements tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat

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as in throwing

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm toss that football over here

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as in dumping

to get rid of as useless or unwanted we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use

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Recent Examples of tossing Simmer the pasta in the sauce, gently stirring and tossing occasionally, until the pasta is al dente. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 But on a recent day, Aly was salvaging bricks from his razed home, tossing the good ones in a pile to sell to construction companies. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026 In the seventies, Dow inaugurated an annual coin-tossing contest called the Big Flip; last year, a smokejumper won more than twenty thousand dollars. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Babyface Takeshita thought about using the screwdriver before tossing it aside. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Roast, tossing occasionally, until tender and browned, 35–45 minutes. — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 And because nobody washed the dishes before tossing them into the feasting pit, King and his colleagues (in a 2017 study) could analyze the microscopic residue of ancient drinks that had soaked into the ceramic. — ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 The right-hander was replaced by lefty Robert Gasser (4-5), who earned the win by tossing 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball. — CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Timid personal injury lawyer Kevin Avery (Will Forte) scrapes by on quick, low-stakes payouts, Acme tossing his clients a couple hundred bucks for their fast-healing wounds. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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The Daisy Chain crowd could be seen holding up their lights and swaying to the music.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
Everyone seemingly watches them — and a little tennis — with a $23 Honey Deuce in one hand, swaying to DJ Trizz’s mixes on the sound system.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of swaying

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Following this concern, 55% of parents said their top concern was their child’s ability to complete multistep tasks such as homework while 45% of parents cited fidgeting.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Aug. 2026
The current boom is driven by Gen Z’s openness about mental health, social-commerce virality on TikTok and Etsy, and a broader nervous-system regulation movement that treats fidgeting as a legitimate coping tool rather than a bad habit.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of fidgeting

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Former Michigan quarterback Davis Warren was the biggest surprise, throwing for a career-high 310 of Stanford’s 468 total yards.

— Justin Williams, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Jones and Chisholm launched back-to-back homers to give Gerrit Cole a 3-0 lead before even throwing a pitch in his latest return home.

— Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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Hawaii cleans up after Hurricane Lala Communities struggled to recover after Tropical Storm Lala sideswiped Hawaii as a Category 1 hurricane, sparing the islands a direct hit but dumping more than 3½ feet of rain that caused catastrophic flooding.

— Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Tasks included scooping and dumping sand or gravel, digging and grading trenches, clearing debris from roads, removing tree branches from water edges, and breaking up rocks.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of dumping

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The United States, which had been lurching toward entry in the Second World War, was suddenly and inescapably thrust into global conflict.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Republicans see Democrats lurching to the left and embracing socialism as an opening to link their opponents to the far more radical communism.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of lurching

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The storm was still hurling in a few bands of rain to Kauai early Monday, but its worst conditions are now over with, giving residents and officials space to deal with its aftermath.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Ryan released the child, after which he was handcuffed and is accused of hurling insults at the responding police officer, according to the police report.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurling

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Toyota's luxury division is taking its efficiency up a notch for the 2027 model year by completely discarding its gas powertrain.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
How Your Kidneys Process Multivitamins The kidneys continuously filter the blood, reabsorbing the nutrients and discarding waste.

— Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2026