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Spacewater Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Confusion with word "tossing"
" all the masses of tossing greenery in the garden"
The definition of tossing means "to throw"
How do you throw greenery in the garden? Is it some kind of metaphor?
The definition of tossing means "to throw"
How do you throw greenery in the garden? Is it some kind of metaphor?
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Do you have any more context? From this, I'd guess it either means that the greenery is blowing about in the wind, or it just means that the greenery is abounding or overflowing. In British English, "tossing" has a not-very-polite meaning, something like "darned" but ruder (but not so rude as the f-word).
- Do you have any more context?
- From this, I'd guess it either means that the greenery is blowing about in the wind, or it just means that the greenery is abounding or overflowing.
- In British English, "tossing" has a not-very-polite meaning, something like "darned" but ruder (but not so rude as the f-word).
- So, "masses of darned greenery".
- It doesn't seem very likely here though...
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Do you have any more context? From this, I'd guess it either means that the greenery is blowing about in the wind, or it just means that the greenery is abounding or overflowing.
In British English, "tossing" has a not-very-polite meaning, something like "darned" but ruder (but not so rude as the f-word). So, "masses of darned greenery". It doesn't seem very likely here though...
In British English, "tossing" has a not-very-polite meaning, something like "darned" but ruder (but not so rude as the f-word). So, "masses of darned greenery". It doesn't seem very likely here though...
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Hey, guys! It wouldn't have anything to do with the makin's of a tossed salad, would it??
("tossing greenery" = green vegetables suitable for tossing in a tossed green salad?)
("tossing greenery" = green vegetables suitable for tossing in a tossed green salad?)
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Avangi
Hey, guys! It wouldn't have anything to do with the makin's of a tossed salad, would it??
("tossing greenery" = green vegetables to be tossed in a tossed green salad?)
The full sentence is "The doctor's wife moved her room over to that side of the house which commanded a view of the yard, and thus made the honeysuckles and
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Right! Thanks for the clarification, Mr. Wordy. I'll go with "tossing in the wind."
It could also be used like "sweeping," an action word which is often used to describe stationary things, like "a sweeping curve."
It could also be used like "sweeping," an action word which is often used to describe stationary things, like "a sweeping curve."
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Actually, I'm now more inclined towards "abounding" or "overflowing" ... or perhaps "towering, piling up on itself" ... but who knows!
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