throweth

Doth fling away

Throweth is an archaic second- or third-person singular form of throw, using the -eth ending common in Early Modern English: He throweth the first stone.

The form appears in the King James Bible and Shakespeare but has no place in contemporary usage except for deliberate archaism or humor.

archaic

hurl

Throw with great force

castPerformers, throw, or splint
flingForceful toss, or tryst
tossLight, casual throw

heave · pitch · sling · lob · propel · launch · discharge · eject · dart · chuck

Opposites

physical action

throwethreceiveth

Archaic form of receives

keepeth · gathereth · graspeth · taketh

temporal/linguistic register

throweththrows

Propels through air

tosses · hurls · flings · pitches · chucks

Phrases

knife throwerOne who hurls blades
snow throwerPowered drift-clearing device
flame throwerDevice projecting ignited fuel
discus throwerField event athlete
bomb throwerOne who flings explosives
hammer throwerSpins weighted sphere far

Family

thrower, throwers

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