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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of crocking

  • as in messing
  • as in messing
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crocking

verb

Definition of crockingnext
present participle of crock, dialect
as in messing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • messing
  • discoloring
  • dishevelling
  • disordering
  • disarranging
  • draggling
  • muddling
  • disheveling
  • collying link icon
  • jumbling
  • disarraying
  • contaminating
  • polluting
  • soiling
  • smudging
  • tainting
  • dirtying
  • mucking
  • staining
  • confusing
  • defiling
  • besmirching
  • sullying
  • blackening
  • daubing
  • griming
  • befouling
  • smirching
  • miring
  • distaining link icon
  • muddying
  • begriming
  • fouling
  • bemiring
  • gauming link icon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • cleaning
  • cleansing
  • purging
  • washing
  • purifying
  • wiping
  • decontaminating
  • rinsing
  • brushing
  • disinfecting
  • scrubbing
  • sweeping
  • dusting
  • mopping
  • scouring
  • sanitizing
  • laundering
  • renewing
  • brightening
  • freshening
  • straightening (up)
  • dry-cleaning
  • deodorizing
  • tidying (up)
  • sprucing (up)

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crocks
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“Crocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crocking. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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