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
  • By their flexible design, these thread-ectronics also allow coiling, stretching, and bending without breaking.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026
  • But any movement that engages her core muscles — bending, turning, stretching — is painful and debilitating.
    — Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 31 July 2026
Definition of bending
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  • Instead of straight paths, employ a curving pathway to reveal one part of the garden at a time.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Concave center Some pillows have an inward-curving center that has wide side supports.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of curving
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  • The combination of a moonless sky and the Milky Way arching overhead could make this the standout night for skywatching all year.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The name comes from the footlong, fluffy white flower clusters at the ends of arching stems.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of arching
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  • In the 1950s, people were hooking mammoth groupers, marine goliaths that could be six feet in length.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • As the arrows on the chart indicate, the red line (sellers) is hooking down and the green line (buyers) is hooking up.
    — Nishant Pant, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of hooking
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“Crooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crooking. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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