throwing

[US]/θro/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the act of making a throw or cast.

Phrases & Collocations

throwing a ball

throwing a party

throwing a tantrum

throwing a fit

throwing punches

throwing a curveball

throwing shade

throwing power

Example Sentences

I found the truant throwing stones in the river.

with stone-throwing anarchists were running amok.

further on a potter was throwing pots.

exhaust pipes throwing off fumes.

searchlights throwing out powerful beams.

He likes throwing darts.

They fouled the river by throwing in garbage.

It doesn't matter throwing that away.

Aztec spear throwing unit. Armed with throwing spears and a macana club. Protected with a small shield.

He got terribly drunk and was throwing up for most of the night.

he stands up and mimes throwing a spear.

the craft was stabilized by throwing out the remaining ballast.

I can't abide that, people being well off and throwing their money about.

When you were a child, you were always throwing tantrums.

The highlight of the Golden Gumboot Festival is a rubber boot throwing competition.

She stopped short of throwing out the old photo.

The teacher rebuked the boy for throwing paper on the floor.

carelessly throwing a lighted cigarette in the litter bin

he had an image of Uncle Walter throwing his crutches away.

He’s always throwing his money around to try to impress people.

Real-world Examples

Look at where you're throwing the ball.

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

How are we supposed to be throwing batteries away?

Source: Connection Magazine

Come here. -We are not throwing in the towel over a minor mishap.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

He sees us, but he's not throwing stones.

Source: The Trumpet Swan

You make less of what you're throwing out.

Source: National Geographic Anthology

Palestinian young people had been throwing stones at Israeli policemen.

Source: Global Slow English

Could he have been deliberately throwing people off the trail?

Source: TED-Ed (audio version)

Oh, it seems like I'm throwing up all the time.

Source: Doctor-Patient Conversation in English

Stop throwing objects, it's police and disperse immediately.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation December 2014

British companies have been throwing up a lot of red flags lately.

Source: Financial Times

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