Chucking
['tʃʌkiŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chuck
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chuck
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Examples
- I am chucking it away because I must go, if you'll have the goodness to call a cab for me, Lily returned with a smile. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- No; you trusted in me, and let me carry it like a dear, and so you are,' said the lady, chucking him under the chin, and drawing her arm through his. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- What are you chucking it away for? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Well, my dear, he said, chucking her under the chin, keep up your spirits. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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