tossing

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Verb

1. present participle of toss#English|toss

Noun

tossing (plural tossings)

1. The motion of something that tosses; a throwing or sudden rising and falling.

   • Starbuck himself was seen coolly and adroitly balancing himself to the jerking tossings of his chip of a craft.

2. (mining) The process of washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earthy particles; tozing.
3. A process for refining tin by dropping it through the air while melted.

Adjective

tossing (not comparable)

1. (vulgar, colloquial) Used to disparage or curse someone or something.

   I can't get this tossing program to work.

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