throwing

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US/ˈθɹoʊ.ɪŋ/UK/ˈθɹəʊ.ɪŋ/

noun

The act by which something is thrown.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of throw
nounthrowing (countable and uncountable, plural throwings)

plural throwings

  1. countableuncountableThe act by which something is thrown.

    […] it looked like a house where they played charades, where there would be long streamers of evergreen and dozens of wreaths of holly at Christmas-time, where there were tearful, happy weddings and great throwings of rice after little brides […]

    1909, Booth Tarkington, Beasley's Christmas Party
  2. countableuncountableThe process of making ceramic ware on the potter's wheel

Translations

Finnish dreijaus
  • dreijausmaking ceramic ware
Swedish drejning
  • drejningmaking ceramic ware

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

worthingingrowthWrighton
Cite this entry
APA

throwing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throwing

MLA

“throwing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throwing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throwing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throwing.

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