crooking

verb

present participle of crook
1
as in bending
to cause to turn away from a straight line crooked a finger

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2
as in curving
to turn away from a straight line or course the road suddenly crooked to the left

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crooking
  1. bending
  2. curving
  3. arching
  4. hooking
Verb
  • South Korean girl group has garnered an international audience for live energy and genre-bending music.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Built to last Integrating live electricity into moving, bending plastic is tricky.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of bending
Verb
  • Here, nothing comparable to a ball is physically curving through space.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Its flowing, inward-curving shape wraps around a 30-foot central tower, forming a space where people can come together to reflect, remember, and gather.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of curving
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  • In the opposite direction, open the elbows wide, arching the back and lifting the chin to the sky.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Keeping your thighs aligned, bend one knee and bring your heel toward your buttocks without arching your back.
    — RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan, HEALTH, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of arching
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  • One of the more memorable instances finds Cole grabbing an open padlock off a door and using it to belt an opponent across the face before hooking the shackle into the dude’s mouth and using it to rip open his cheek.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The toys have cross-generational appeal, as well, hooking kids, teens, adults and the collector market.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of hooking
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“Crooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crooking. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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