tossing
/ˈtɒsɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
tossing is spelled T-O-S-S-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tossing means “The motion of something that tosses; a throwing or sudden rising and falling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tossing is tossings.
How many letters and syllables are in tossing?
| Letters | 7: T-O-S-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tossing?
Tossing appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tossing?
- /ˈtɒsɪŋ/
Tossing has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tossing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tossing
- tossings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tossing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The motion of something that tosses; a throwing or sudden rising and falling.
- 2
The process of washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earthy particles; tozing.
- 3
A process for refining tin by dropping it through the air while melted.
adjective
- 1
colloquialvulgarUsed to disparage or curse someone or something.
I can't get this tossing program to work.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of toss
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tossing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | manteo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.