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    toing and froing
    /ˌtuːɪŋ (ə)n ˈfrəʊɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. constant movement or travel back and forth: "it does cost a lot, all this toing and froing up to London"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTO-ING AND FRO-ING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    repeated movement from one place to another: Inevitably, when both parents have custody of the child, there's a lot of to-ing and fro-ing between them for the child concerned. (also to-ings and fro-ings) many different and repeated discussions and activities: The legal to-ings and fro-ings could delay the start of the trial.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'toing and froing' - Collins Online Dictionary

    There was much anguished toing and froing between the head waiter and the kitchen. Times, Sunday Times ( 2010 ) After much toing and froing, we finally had a hallelujah moment .

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › to-ing and fro-ingTo-ing and fro-ing Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Jan 22, 2023 · : a passing back and forth. Examples of to-ing and fro-ing in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Then there’s Sarah’s fatigue with hard-to-please customers in her decorator business, seen in repeated to-ing and fro-ing to find the right wall sconce.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › to-ing-and-fro-ingDefinition of 'to-ing and fro-ing' - Collins Online Dictionary

    If you say that there is a lot of to-ing and fro-ing, you mean that the same actions or movements or the same arguments are being repeated many times. After some to-ing and fro-ing, Elsie and the children moved back to London. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › to-ing-and-fro-ingTO-ING AND FRO-ING definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    repeated movement from one place to another: Inevitably, when both parents have custody of the child, there's a lot of to-ing and fro-ing between them for the child concerned. (also to-ings and fro-ings) many different and repeated discussions and activities: The legal to-ings and fro-ings could delay the start of the trial.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTO AND FRO | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    uk / ˌtuː ən ˈfrəʊ / us / ˌtuː ən ˈfroʊ /. Add to word list. in one direction and then in the opposite direction, a number of times: She was gazing out the window, rocking rhythmically to and fro. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Backwards, sideways and back and forth. anticlockwise.

  8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › toing-and-froingtoing and froing | meaning of toing and froing in Longman...

    Learn the meaning of toing and froing, a noun that describes movement backwards and forwards many times between two or more places, or a lot of activity that does not help you to do something. See examples from the corpus and usage notes.