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Learn to pronounce toss

/tôs,täs/
verb
  1. throw (something) somewhere lightly, easily, or casually.
    "Suzy tossed her bag onto the sofa"
    synonyms: throw, hurl, cast, fling, sling, pitch, shy, lob, propel, launch, project, send, dash, bowl, heave, chuck, bung
  2. move or cause to move from side to side or back and forth.
    "the trees tossed in the wind"
    synonyms: flail, thrash around, roll, tumble, jerk, twitch, wriggle, writhe, squirm, lurch, reel, list, keel, veer, labor, flounder, plunge, rock, sway, undulate, pitch, heave, wallow, make heavy weather, pitchpole
  3. search (a place).
    "I could demand her keys and toss her office"

noun
an action or instance of tossing something.
"a defiant toss of her head"
synonyms: jerk, jolt, throw, cast, fling, hurl, heave, delivery, lob

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TOSS meaning: 1. to throw something carelessly: 2. When you toss food you shake or mix small pieces of it…. Learn more.
to fling or jerk oneself or move restlessly about, especially on a bed or couch: to toss in one's sleep.
When you lightly throw something, you toss it. You might toss your lifejacket and backpack into a canoe before climbing in with the paddles.
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toss in American English · 1. to throw or pitch about; fling here and there; buffet · 2. US · 3. to disturb; agitate; disquiet · 4. to throw (in various senses); ...
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3 days ago · 3. : to mention (something) as a possible thing to be done, thought about, etc. :
TOSS meaning: 1 : to throw (something) with a quick, light motion; 2 : to move or lift (something, such as a part of your body) quickly or suddenly.
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TOSSING meaning: 1. present participle of toss 2. to throw something carelessly: 3. When you toss food you shake or…. Learn more.
toss · 1. · 2. to fling or be flung about, esp constantly or regularly in an agitated or violent way: a ship tosses in a storm. · 3. to discuss or put forward ...