Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigDictionary
throw shapes
verb
To act tough or put up a front. For example, to threaten a person by making "karate chops" at them, without actually doing harm or knowing karate.
Exact(11)
You'll throw shapes, but they might be dodecahedrons.
Then, instead of the usual hand shapes representing each object, we throw shapes representing … anything.
But they still want to throw shapes while listening to decent music – and get home in time to pay the babysitter.
Infants can clamber aboard the toy-crammed Hackney Playbus, and all ages can throw shapes to the reliably excellent family rave outfit Big Fish Little Fish.
Turku's music scene offers DJ bars scattered round the centre for you to down drinks early evening and throw shapes early morning.
The punters in the tent obliviously throw shapes to the noise they're given, but after a while, many seep into the sunny day outside.
Similar(49)
Peter Buck whirled around the stage, throwing shapes unashamedly.
Sebastian Coe throws shapes, strikes poses, spins in ever- decreasing circles.
Well, here you get to see him throwing shapes all evening.
This one stars Diego Luna as a Michael Jackson impersonator, throwing shapes and moonwalking on the streets of Paris.
She throws shapes, barefoot and clad in a white trouser suit, backlit by orange lights: there are moments when she throws shapes with such abandon that we seem perilously close to the world of interpretative dance.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com