toggling

verb

Definition of togglingnext
present participle of toggle
as in tying
to fasten with a device in which a small piece of wood, plastic, metal, etc. is pushed through a loop or hole toggled his duffel coat closed

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  1. tying
  2. clipping
  3. bending
Verb
  • The fourth line created a huge Jared Spurgeon tying goal and the third line, centered by Khusnutdinov, helped create Brock Faber’s tie-breaking third-period goal.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The first-stage booster made a record-tying 17th flight with a recovery landing down range on droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of tying
Verb
  • And the itemizing of it, breaking it up, short form, the clipping it out.
    Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In Don’t Look Back, Bob is reading in a newspaper clipping about himself.
    Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of clipping
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  • The Going Clear director accused the BBC of bending the knee to the Israeli prime minister in its coverage of the war in Gaza.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Yet as with Eggers’ three previous films — The Witch (2015), The Lighthouse (2019) and The Northman (2021) — such backwards-bending efforts are at the service of atmosphere above all else.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of bending
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