"throwing" meaning in English

See throwing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈθɹoʊ.ɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈθɹəʊ.ɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-throwing.ogg [US] Forms: throwings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} throwing (countable and uncountable, plural throwings)
  1. The act by which something is thrown. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-throwing-en-noun-gFiBjfpz
  2. The process of making ceramic ware on the potter's wheel Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ceramics Translations (making ceramic ware): dreijaus (Finnish), drejning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-throwing-en-noun-IKZHjM7F Disambiguation of Ceramics: 9 62 29 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 55 43 Disambiguation of 'making ceramic ware': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: axe throwing, cock throwing, stone-throwing, throwing ax, throwing axe, throwing knife, throwing star, throwing stick, throwing table, throwing wheel

Verb

IPA: /ˈθɹoʊ.ɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈθɹəʊ.ɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-throwing.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} throwing
  1. present participle and gerund of throw Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: throw
    Sense id: en-throwing-en-verb-UWbMs9AX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 43 54

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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