"tossing" meaning in English

See tossing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tossing (not comparable)
  1. (vulgar, colloquial) Used to disparage or curse someone or something. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable, vulgar
    Sense id: en-tossing-en-adj-yTKdY0zg

Noun

Forms: tossings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tossing (plural tossings)
  1. The motion of something that tosses; a throwing or sudden rising and falling.
    Sense id: en-tossing-en-noun-cii8qWC1
  2. (mining) The process of washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earthy particles; tozing. Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-tossing-en-noun-YYZ-ucl7 Topics: business, mining
  3. A process for refining tin by dropping it through the air while melted.
    Sense id: en-tossing-en-noun-NcwoJXqF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dwarf tossing, fox tossing, midget tossing, salad tossing, shoe tossing

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tossing
  1. present participle and gerund of toss Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: toss
    Sense id: en-tossing-en-verb-BID3QKhr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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