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hoicking

verb

present participle of hoick
as in yanking
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion hoicked up his pants and hastily waded into the water

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoicking
  1. yanking
  2. jerking
  3. pulling
  4. twitching
  5. lurching
Verb
  • Sanders made field goals of 33, 51 and 52 yards, rebounding after yanking a 54-yard attempt short and left.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Once the drop trap — a simple wire cage triggered by yanking on a cord — is set up with an enticing mix of sardines and shards of roast chicken on a cardboard tray inside, everyone moves out of sight behind massive logs a few yards away.
    — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of yanking
Verb
  • And like any great sitcom, Friends runs the gamut from numbing brain-rot to tear-jerking sentimentality.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Even after a bailiff woke him up, Martin slumped over in his wheelchair, inside a courtroom bullpen, occasionally jerking and opening his eyes.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of jerking
Verb
  • Havertz pulling to the right, combined with the snappier passing of Rice, is what brought their equaliser.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Even average Big Ten linemen are pulling $400,000 or more these days.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of pulling
Verb
  • Green said his symptoms began when his feet started twitching in his sleep.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Somewhere, John Tortorella's eye is twitching with rage after that.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of twitching
Verb
  • There followed an uncomfortable, lurching ride in a rickety old coach.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The United States, which had been lurching toward entry in the Second World War, was suddenly and inescapably thrust into global conflict.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of lurching
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“Hoicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoicking. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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