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
  • At night growth is greater on the west side, bending the plant back toward the east.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Each is a movement the machine controls separately, such as bending an elbow.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of bending
Verb
  • No-brainer options included handsome denims with a curving leg and neo-suiting playing on mixing rather than matching sets.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The tangle of stubby points stood out like overgrown thumbs, and the down-curving prongs on either side of his head were at least a foot long.
    — Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of curving
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  • Video shows the single-engine plane careening into an overpass arching atop the expressway.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Then gently tilt your pelvis forward by arching your back and lifting your chest toward the ceiling while looking up.
    — RikkiLynn Shields, HEALTH, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of arching
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  • Ecobee says that just hooking this unit up can deliver up to 26% per year reductions on heating and cooling costs, which will pay for itself quickly.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • First, don’t rely on the industry to protect youth when its business model depends on hooking new customers and keeping them using their product.
    — Susan Morrisey, STAT, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of hooking
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“Crooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crooking. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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