CHUCKING Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

chucking

verb

present participle of chuck

as in dumping

to get rid of as useless or unwanted after the power outage we reluctantly chucked everything that had been sitting in the fridge

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as in leaving

to give up (a job or office) I swear, I have half a mind to chuck this job and become a hermit!

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as in throwing

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm chucked a wad of paper at his friend's back

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Recent Examples of chucking And the absence of the Heat’s typical high-effort defense was noticeable, especially against a team like Minnesota that sparingly moves the ball around before chucking it up from long distance. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 The rebels’ early progress north of Aleppo had stagnated, and the regime had taken to chucking barrels filled with TNT out of helicopters into crowded civilian areas. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 When Washington’s starting pitcher erred Wednesday, chucking the ball several feet wide of first base, the Padres were off and running toward their fifth win in six games, counting the series victory against the Yankees to begin the homestand. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026 One happened in July and led to Jackson chucking a tight end’s helmet high into the air. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026 The episode feinted toward genuine rapprochement before yanking the rug out, leaving the Gang pelted with an industrial-grade indoor blizzard and then happily chucking rocks at passing trains, as was Mac and Charlie’s childhood tradition. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026 One of Noe’s younger boys stood on a ladder under the orange tree, plucking fruit from the branches and chucking them to the ground, scattering the chickens. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 Rather than chucking the entire function at the agent all at once, start incrementally. — Thenuka Karunaratne, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 As a result, the most important clay-court of all chucking players back into their old way of seeing and understanding the contours of a tennis match is hugely counterproductive. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 23 May 2026

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However, throwing it back over the fence could create another dispute, particularly if doing so amounts to dumping debris on your neighbor’s property.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Analysts are perking up about CoreWeave, even though investors are dumping shares and interest rates are rising in the economy.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

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Antetokounmpo was everywhere, throwing a down a poster dunk over Mavericks center Daniel Gafford, hitting pull-up threes and assisting on a bunch of the Heat’s three-pointers.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
In May 2012, a shark struck a fishing kayak near Leffingwell Landing, throwing fisherman Joey Nocchi into the water and damaging his vessel.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of throwing

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Other ways to avoid deep vein thrombosis include quitting smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, drinking water throughout the day and avoiding crossing your legs when sitting.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Theo was thinking about quitting his job to start his own business, which meant, for a time, no income.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of quitting

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Outside school grounds, politicians are playing recess games and monkeying with the rules, tossing our children around like political footballs.

— Hannah Harshe, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
His creator, an unnamed basket-weaver (Peter Dinklage), braided him as a mate for a lonely virgin, a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who stomps around her rustic village smelling like sushi and tossing her head back in an Eliza Doolittle guffaw.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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This is also Fujifilm’s first Instax model to feature an LCD touchscreen, ditching the rear controls in favor of a larger display that takes up the entire back of the camera.

— Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026
It's pulled this off by ditching the bulky battery that every other vest comes with, and runs off power from your phone instead.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026