Tossing
[tɔs]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Toss
(n.) The act of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly; a rolling and tumbling.
(n.) A process which consists in washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earhy particles; -- called also tozing, and treloobing, in Cornwall.
(n.) A process for refining tin by dropping it through the air while melted.
Typist: Portia
Examples
- Another tossing of arms, another nod, and another shrill chorus: 'Bradley Headstone! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He was wet through with sweat and he knew the bomb advocate was perfectly capable of tossing a grenade at any moment. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The name I have heard Alfred mention, tossing in his dreams, IS Riah; is it not? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She rose with a sigh, tossing her cigarette into the grate. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- So much for the police-court, said Holmes thoughtfully, tossing aside the paper. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- And what said Tingling-Tossing-Aching-Screaming-Scratching-Smarter? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The one man who would give his heart's life to serve you is far away, tossing, this stormy night, on the awful sea. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- You are as worldly as Miss Crawley, Pitt, said Lady Emily, tossing out of the room, her books in her hand. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I should think you'd have known Mr. Brooke wouldn't write such stuff as that, she added, scornfully tossing down the paper. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Oh, yes, I hope so, returned Richard, carelessly tossing his hair from his forehead. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Else it would seem as if I had forgotten him, said Thomasin, tossing out a bough. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He appeared to be in his senses,' returned Bella, tossing her head, 'and he had plenty to say for himself. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- We refuse to sanction these indentures,' said the old gentleman: tossing aside the piece of parchment as he spoke. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Take this myrtle, said Helena, tossing him a twig across the table, and sing to it in the Greek fashion. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- And with two bay horses tossing their heads and stepping higher than they trot long-ways! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Like some wild being of the woods, he leaped here and there from very light-heartedness, with his head bare and his arms tossing in the air. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- They found it surging and tossing, in quest of Defarge himself. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Will ended, tossing back his head, I think it is pretty clear that I am not determined by considerations of that sort. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- It fell to my lot, to come as the influential power, to allay the fierce tossing of these tumultuous waves. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The fancies were the reality to both of them, they were both so happy, tossing about the little coloured balls of verbal humour and whimsicality. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Tossing in his bed, he spoke out to her. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- As she spoke she untied her little velvet bonnet and tossing it away with her long cloak stood looking at him with meditative eyes. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- He selected me and my money at any rate; he didn't choose you and yours, replied Maria, tossing up her head. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Nearer my sister Jo's; I am seventeen in August, returned Meg, tossing her head. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- None in the least, if you can reconcile it to your conscience,' replied Bob Sawyer, tossing off, as he spoke, a glass of the liquor with great relish. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It has sent news of storms and wrecks across tossing seas and brought rescue to scores of voyagers. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Instead, near the earth, it is continually tossing up and down, and often whirling about in rotary masses. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- As I spoke Xodar had been tossing a great number of tiny cans within the prison cell. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I always come to a decision,' said Bounderby, tossing his hat on: 'and whatever I do, I do at once. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Here,' continued the hardened traitor, tossing the licence at Mr. Pickwick's feet; 'get the name altered--take home the lady--do for Tuppy. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Typist: Portia