Throwing is a physical action that consists of mechanically accelerating a projectile and then releasing it into a ballistic trajectory, usually with the aim of impacting a distant target.

To cast, fling, or hurl something. n. 1. The act or an instance of throwing. 2. The distance to which something is or can be thrown: a stone's throw away. 3. Games a. A roll or cast of dice.

Synonyms for THROWING: tossing, hurling, flinging, slinging, firing, launching, chucking, casting; Antonyms of THROWING: raising, lifting, picking up

Dec 14, 2025 · throwing (countable and uncountable, plural throwings) The act by which something is thrown. quotations The process of making ceramic ware on the potter's wheel

the act of projecting or casting (something) through the air, esp with a rapid motion of the arm and wrist arrests, shootings and throwing of stones

He was accused of accepting a bribe to throw a game. They suspected the team of throwing games for money.

an act or instance of throwing: With a perfect throw, the outfielder nailed the runner at the plate. the distance to which something can be thrown: a stone's throw.

threw, thrown, throwing to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist.

Throwing sports, or throwing games, are physical, human competitions where the outcome is measured by a player's ability to throw an object. The two primary forms are throwing for distance and throwing …