throwing

Etymology

verb

1. present participle and gerund of throw

noun

1. The act by which something is thrown.
   […] it looked like a house where they played charades, where there would be long streamers of evergreen and dozens of wreaths of holly at Christmas-time, where there were tearful, happy weddings and great throwings of rice after little brides […] 1909, Booth Tarkington, Beasley's Christmas Party
2. The process of making ceramic ware on the potter's wheel