# throwing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈθɹoʊ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,662

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of throw

## Easily confused with
- **thrown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/throwing-vs-thrown)
- **throng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/throng-vs-throwing)
- **thawing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thawing-vs-throwing)
- **thriving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thriving-vs-throwing)
- **throbbing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/throbbing-vs-throwing)

## Common misspellings (13)
`htrowing`, `thhrowing`, `thorwing`, `throiwng`, `throwign`, `throwingg`, `throwinng`, `thrownig`, `throwwing`, `thrrowing`, `thrwoing`, `trhowing`, `tthrowing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/throwing