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crocking

verb

present participle of crock, dialect
as in messing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crocking
  1. messing
  2. muddling
  3. jumbling
Verb
  • There was something a little therapeutic about messing it up.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 June 2026
  • No one can match her depth and passion to get vengeance on Krem of the Yellow Hills for messing with her family — a sentiment Cancers understand.
    — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of messing
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  • But however janky, the system just about works for the ornery menfolk muddling their way through it, with their many beefs mostly resolved with a bottle of lethally alcoholic local tipple chacha, or a punch to the face, or both.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Drop in the cinnamon sticks and cloves, gently muddling once or twice to release their aroma.
    — John Kell, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Definition of muddling
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  • Sullivan tried this against Toronto, jumbling the top-six group in the second period.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Trump also was jumbling the timeline of jobs revisions last year, per Politifact.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Definition of jumbling
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“Crocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crocking. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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