toss

[US]/tɒs/
[UK]/tɔːs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. kuvuma; kuvimba; masaa ya kuvuma

vt. kuvuma; kuvimba

vi. kuvimba kwenye mengine; kuvimba kwa mafua.
Word Forms
Past Tensetossed
Third Person Singulartosses
Pluraltosses
Past Participletossed
Present Participletossing

Phrases & Collocations

toss a coin

pembe ya mchakato

toss salad

toss salad

toss a ball

toss a ball

toss and turn

toss and turn

toss in

toss in

argue the toss

argue the toss

toss off

toss off

toss up

toss up

Example Sentences

the toss of a coin.

mipango ya mchome.

toss the pasta in the sauce.

Bibbisha nyasi kwenye mizani.

within the toss of a ball

kati ya mchome wa mpira

toss in one's sleep.

mchome na mshangao.

The canoe was tossed about in the maelstrom.

Mizigo ilikuwa inakwepwa kwenye maelstrom.

The bull tossed the matador.

Ng'ombe alimpelekeza matador.

He tossed off a sonnet.

Alikuwa na mshangao wa sonnet.

we could just toss a coin.

tunaweza kushangia mchome.

I'll toss you for it.

Nashangia kwa hiyo.

a defiant toss of her head.

moyo wa kuchangia wa kichwa chake.

Somerset won the toss and chose to bat.

Somerset alipotea na alipili kumwaka.

tossed the idea around.

alipiga mchome mwa mazingira.

They tossed the ball to each other.

Wao walipiga mpira kwa wote.

tossed about in the sea

alipiga mchome kwenye bahari

Toss the vegetables in butter

shangia viatu kwenye mawe ya mafua

He tossed the beggar a coin.

Alikuwa akipita mshirika pesa.

I tossed a cigarette to him.

Nashangia sigareti kwa mwenyewe.

The wind tossed the boat in the sea.

moyo alipiga kati ya bahari.

she tossed him a bold look.

alimuangalia kwa mweusi.

Real-world Examples

I'm not gonna snag him just to toss him aside.

Sisikilie mimi siyo kusafiri mwenyewe kwa ajili ya kumwacha mwenyewe kwenye mchele.

Source: Desperate Housewives Video Edition Season 6

Mrs. Solis! - Oh, you can just toss that.

Mama Solis! - Ee, unaweza kumwacha hili.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

And it's me! Why would you toss it?

Na mimi! Kwa nini unaweza kumwacha hili?

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

If you can toss, just tossing motion here.

Kama unaweza kumwacha, hapa ni maeleko ya kumwacha.

Source: Make healthy meals with Jamie.

I think you made that clear when you tossed them back.

Ninaamini unatumia hilo kwa jelasu wakati unamwacha mabishari.

Source: Modern Family - Season 01

He tossed his golden curls in the breeze.

Alikwacha mabishari yake ya mawe katika mawindu.

Source: The Little Prince

England won the toss and chose to bowl.

Uingereza alikamata maeleko na alipili kwa kushoto.

Source: BBC Listening Collection April 2022

I assumed the legal appeals would be tossed out.

Ninafikiri maeleko ya sheria zinatumiwa kumwacha.

Source: Time

Tossing and turning all night, talking gibberish.

Kumwacha na kushindo kwa muda mrefu, kujua mizigo ya miguu.

Source: Out of Control Season 3

Their locations seem random, like they were blindly tossed in.

Mipangi yao huonesha mafupi, kama walikuwa wamekamata kwa mabaya.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

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