What does each word mean? Threw is the past tense formation of the word throw, which describes the act of propelling something into the air. Throw is also used figuratively to refer to the act of entering an emotional state (like a tantrum) and the act of planning and hosting a celebration. It is also the verb used to describe the action of creating ceramics on a pottery wheel. Here is threw used in some example sentences: The girls threw the ball back and forth. The child threw a tantrum. The ventriloquist threw her voice and made everyone think the puppet was talking. We threw my dad a party for his seventieth birthday. The first pot I threw was ...
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