cockering

present participle of cocker

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cockering
Verb
  • Soundcore reckons that the screen's large footprint should help prevent the odd gust of wind from spoiling the yard or pool party.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The point isn’t to stop them from spoiling it.
    JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Teams played best-of-three series in the NCAA tournament back then, and Sullivan was nursing a bad ankle that sidelined him for the first game, a BU loss.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Before the end of the third quarter, Jackson was out of the game, nursing a hamstring according to the broadcast, and Cooper Rush, the former Dallas Cowboys’ backup, finished the game.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • My Rimowa cabin carry-on has been a reliable favorite for years—surprisingly spacious and perfect for indulging my overpacking tendencies.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
  • How did Chanel maintain her gamine figure while regularly indulging there?
    Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Cockering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cockering. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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