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Meaning of "toing and froing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOING AND FROING

toing and froing  [ˈtuːɪŋ ənd ˈfrəʊɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOING AND FROING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Toing and froing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOING AND FROING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of toing and froing in the English dictionary

The definition of toing and froing in the dictionary is movement or travel backwards and forwards between two or more places. Other definition of toing and froing is a lot of unnecessary or repeated activity or discussion.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOING AND FROING


borrowing
ˈbɒrəʊɪŋ
childcrowing
ˈtʃaɪldˌkrəʊɪŋ
cockcrowing
ˈkɒkˌkrəʊɪŋ
cockthrowing
ˈkɒkˌθrəʊɪŋ
crowing
ˈkrəʊɪŋ
fast-growing
ˌfɑːstˈɡrəʊɪŋ
following
ˈfɒləʊɪŋ
going
ˈɡəʊɪŋ
growing
ˈɡrəʊɪŋ
harrowing
ˈhærəʊɪŋ
ingrowing
ˈɪnˌɡrəʊɪŋ
narrowing
ˈnærəʊɪŋ
nongrowing
ˌnɒnˈɡrəʊɪŋ
rice-growing
raɪs ˈɡrəʊɪŋ
rowing
ˈrəʊɪŋ
showing
ˈʃəʊɪŋ
sorrowing
ˈsɒrəʊɪŋ
throwing
ˈθrəʊɪŋ
vine-growing
ˈvaɪnɡrəʊɪŋ
woolgrowing
ˈwʊlˌɡrəʊɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOING AND FROING

toilet water
toilet-train
toiletries
toiletry
toilette
toilful
toilfully
toilfulness
toilinet
toilinette
toilless
toilsome
toilsomely
toilsomeness
toilworn
toise
toiseach
toison
toit
toitoi

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOING AND FROING

agoing
be going
booing
cooing
doing
easy-going
echoing
foregoing
heavy going
ingoing
lassoing
movie-going
nothing doing
ongoing
outgoing
thoroughgoing
Tourcoing
undoing
wooing
wrongdoing

Synonyms and antonyms of toing and froing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «toing and froing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOING AND FROING

Find out the translation of toing and froing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of toing and froing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «toing and froing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

toing和froing
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ir y venir
570 millions of speakers

English

toing and froing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

toing और froing
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

toing و froing
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перетягиваний froing
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

toing e froing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তীক্ষ্ন এবং froing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

va- et -vient
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Toing dan froing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hin und Her
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

toingとfroing
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

toing 및 froing
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Toing lan froing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

toing và froing
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வளைக்கும் மற்றும் froing
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुळशी आणि फ्राइंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Toing ve froing
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

andirivieni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

toing i froing
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Перетягування froing
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

toing și froing
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

toing και έλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toing en froing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

toing och froing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

toing og froing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of toing and froing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOING AND FROING»

The term «toing and froing» is regularly used and occupies the 78.495 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOING AND FROING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about toing and froing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOING AND FROING»

Discover the use of toing and froing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to toing and froing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oxford Dictionary of English
(be toing and froing) move constantly backwards and forwards: the ducks were toing and froing| (as noun toing and froing) it does cost a lot, all this toing and froing up to London. 2repeatedly discuss or think about something without making ...
Angus Stevenson, 2010
2
English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
constant/... toing and froing hin: ein (dauerndes/ewiges/...) Hin und Her (thereisa lot of/constant/...) toing and froing (before ...) hin: (es/das ist) ein (ewiges/langes) Hin und Her (bis ...) after alot of/(weeks/...)/toing and froinghin: nach ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
3
UK Law and Your Rights For Dummies
... right to treatment if you have no way of meeting local medical bills. This situation is where good travel insurance comes in. For. Protecting Your Income Covering Yourself in Emergencies Toing and Froing?
Liz Barclay, 2011
4
Mum's Army: Love and Adventure From the NAAFI to Civvy Street
... compared to all the other places I'd been, it felt too big and grey for my liking now. I was given a temporary post in a Stanmore office. The work was dull as dishwater, but I hoped to Eighteen — Times A-t lhanging Nineteen — Toing and Froing.
Winifred Phillips, 2013
5
The Virtual Adventures of Megan and Timmy
I'm really tired of all this toing and froing." "It's called rowing, Timmy.” "I know. I just liked the sound of toing and froing." They went around a bend on what they decided must be a river. Then, without warning, right in front of them was an island ...
Kd Groethe, 2012
6
Interaction and the Development of Mind
13 M: Daddy's cup ((M reaches for F's cup to pass to A)) In some such sequences it remains unclear whether the child ever succeeds in achieving what she wants. 5 But in most, as in #2.1, after some toing-and-froing the child is successful.
A. J. Wootton, 2005
7
Murky, Rancid and Rust: A Collection of Poems
Inadvertently demeaning Unspoken and tense Belligerent glance Air churlish and dense Eyes averted and hostile Heavy bound shoulders forks toing and froing Rage beginning to smolder Intense burning desire To abandon this place forks ...
Maria Perta, 2014
8
Conflicting Paths: Growing Up in America
The others spent their adolescence and early adult lives "toing and froing." The crush at home, at times exacerbated by his father's outbursts, led Henry to run away. Lured back by his mother's ill health, he was welcomed with a whipping by his ...
Harvey J. Graff, 1995
9
In the Name of Social Democracy: The Great Transformation, ...
Certainly, this toing-and-froing is a matter of the balance to be struck - not a sharp division - between pro-integrationists and Euro- sceptics. Consolidated and strengthened as it unquestionably is, the current PES is still seeking to cut a path  ...
Gerassimos Moschonas, 2002
10
Effective Classroom Teamwork: Support Or Intrusion?
latter almost in terms of availability and good fortune, rather than in terms of a complex toing-and-froing among participants which depends upon factors such as their ideological similarity and shared understandings about the difficulties which ...
Gary Thomas, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOING AND FROING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term toing and froing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Revealed: the Andy Coulson joke that Nick Clegg cut from his …
'For days, Nick Clegg had been toing and froing over whether he could tell a joke about Andy Coulson. It was September 2010 and I was writing my first ever ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Paul Lambert launches initiative to help players find new jobs when …
There will be a lot of toing and froing and it will go close but Scotland are in a good position. “The good thing about Scotland is the whole country is with them. «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
3
Jenkinson injury ends cracker
There was more toing and froing after this, as both teams searched for the bragging rights. That was until the challenge between Jenkinson and Mallory on the ... «Scarborough Today, Jul 15»
4
Greece debt crisis: Yawning rifts between European superpowers
After months of toing and froing and about-turning from the Syriza government - which broke pretty much every rule in EU diplomatic etiquette - and on the back ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
5
Iker and Real's 48-hour tug of war
... lawyers took more than 48 hours to thrash out terms and there were numerous moments of tension along the way during the financial toing and froing. «MARCA.com, Jul 15»
6
EU net neutrality deal miraculously keeps everyone happy
Last Tuesday, after three months of toing and froing between member states and the European Parliament, a last-ditch political deal was pushed through on the ... «The Register, Jul 15»
7
Peter Foster: Why Greece's soap opera is about to turn tragic
It has led to a frenzy of eurocratic toing and froing as various leaders and institutions earnestly consult on “next steps.” German Chancellor Angela Merkel met ... «Financial Post, Jul 15»
8
Kiwis playmaker Kieran Foran signs new four-year contract with …
... a salary cap scandal, some outspoken comments by halfback Chris Sandow and toing and froing over Foran's signature, the club is desperate for success. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
9
Metric martyrs
Its toing and froing between square feet and square metres in your property section advertisements since the early 1970s is becoming increasingly tiresome. «Irish Times, Jun 15»
10
Road testing the Volvo XC70
It involved lots of toing and froing on rural roads, as we distributed our belongings among the spare rooms of various friends and family. Which just goes to show ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»

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