tossing (down or off)

present participle of toss (down or off)

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Verb
  • Fred Astaire, in his final film role, stars as the head of the Chowder Society, a New England men's club in which members regale each other with spooky stories while sipping brandy.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Fans kept their spirits high throughout the evening, sipping on a variety of White Claw flavors and products, and making the most of the interactive experiences on-site.
    Quincy Green, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For Slingerland, drinking alcohol and getting drunk are important to human well-being and complex societies.
    Big Think, Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
  • One of the passengers had shown Matney a cell phone video in which everyone on the boat was drinking and Paul was steering the boat.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One night Icarius got all his friends together for a wine-tasting party that quickly got out of hand and turned into a wine-gulping party.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The pressure is always on the taker, the player standing, gulping, trying desperately not to unload their lunch onto the turf, preparing to do something theoretically simple — kick the ball into the net from 12 yards with only one opponent able to stop them.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In 2019, Vanity Fair royal correspondent Katie Nicholl reported that Prince Harry, who was once known for knocking back vodka Red Bull chasers at nightclubs, had adopted a healthier lifestyle thanks to his wife.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Tossing (down or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tossing%20%28down%20or%20off%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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