tossing

Flipping through air

Tossing is throwing something lightly or casually: tossing a ball back and forth, tossing clothes into a hamper.

To toss something out is to discard it.

Tossing a salad means mixing it.

In British slang, tossing or tossing off is masturbating, making the word mildly vulgar in some contexts.

He spent the night tossing and turning means sleeping restlessly.

casual

idly

Without aim or effort

lightly · flicking · loosely · effortlessly · offhandedly · aside · away · out · overboard · discarding

flip

coin

Stamped metal currency

  • headsTop of bodies
  • tailsRear animal appendages
  • spinRapid rotation around axis

rotation · tumble · somersault · cartwheel · twirl · rotate · pivot · turnover · flick · pancake

restless

turning

Act of rotating

restless · wakeful · agitated · uncomfortable · nighttime · bedsheets · pillow · thrashing · squirming · uneasy

throw

hurl

Throw with great force

  • flingForceful toss, or tryst
  • heaveForceful lift or throw
  • lobHigh-arcing throw or hit

pitch · launch · catapult · projectile · trajectory · overhand · underhand · release · propel · eject

salad

lettuce

Leafy salad vegetable

mixed greens · romaine · arugula · spinach · kale · cucumber · tomato · feta · olive oil · balsamic

scramble

eggs

Reproductive cells in shells

  • panShallow cooking vessel
  • whiskLooped wire mixer
  • stirMix by circling

spatula · skillet · breakfast · fluffy · cook · frying · scrambled · omelette · frittata

Categories
Opposites
throwing vs receiving

tossingcatching

Able to be transmitted

receiving · grabbing · snagging · fielding · intercepting

motion vs stillness

tossingstill

Unmoving, or continuing

motionless · resting · settled · calm · stationary

discarding vs retaining

tossingkeeping

Holding in custody

retaining · holding · saving · preserving · clutching

Phrases
Family

toss, tossed, tosses, tosser, tossers, retossed, tosspot, tossed salad, tosspots

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G