tossing

tossing

1. present participle of toss

tossing (plural tossings)

1. The motion of something that tosses; a throwing or sudden rising and falling.
   • Herman Melville

     Starbuck himself was seen coolly and adroitly balancing himself to the jerking tossings of his chip of a craft.

2. (mining) The process of washing ores by violent agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earthy particles; tozing.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Pryce to this entry?)

3. A process for refining tin by dropping it through the air while melted.

tossing (not comparable)

1. (vulgar, colloquial) Used to disparage or curse someone or something.

   I can't get this tossing program to work.