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- [throhn]
- /θroʊn/
- /θrəʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [throhn]
- /θroʊn/
Definitions of thrown word
- verb thrown a past participle of throw. 1
- verb with object thrown 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: to throw a ball. 1
- verb with object thrown to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun does. 1
- verb with object thrown to project or cast (light, a shadow, etc.). 1
- verb with object thrown to project (the voice). 1
- verb with object thrown to make it appear that one's voice is coming from a place different from its source, as in ventriloquism. 1
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Origin of thrown
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English throwen, thrawen (v.), Old English thrāwan to twist, turn; cognate with Dutch draaien, German drehen to turn, spin, twirl, whirl; akin to Latin terere, Greek teírein to rub away
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Parts of speech for Thrown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thrown popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
thrown usage trend in Literature
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adj thrown
- addled — If you describe someone as addled, you mean that they are confused or unable to think properly.
- addlepated — addlebrained.
- at a loss — If a business produces something at a loss, they sell it at a price which is less than it cost them to produce it or buy it.
- at sea — At sea means on or under the sea, far away from land.
- at sixes and sevens — If you say that someone or something is at sixes and sevens, you mean that they are confused or disorganized.
adjective thrown
- disoriented — confused as to time or place; out of touch: therapy for disoriented patients.
- flummoxed — to bewilder; confound; confuse.
- flung — simple past tense and past participle of fling.
- heaved — to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
- hurled — to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
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