hooking

present participle of hook
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Recent Examples of hooking After hooking his tee shot into trees on the adjacent 16th hole, Scheffler punched out, walked back to the 18th fairway, and shot over tents and trees to land 40 feet from the flag. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooking
Verb
  • Marie fights the Hometeamers using her blood-bending powers, and a video of the aftermath goes viral on social media.
    Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Salt unlocks hidden currents To measure performance, the team used a three-point bending test.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Furthermore, a preliminary agreement with Egypt’s EGAS may lead to the development of five deepwater gas wells in the Mediterranean, connecting to existing infrastructure.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Blue Ridge Parkway The Blue Ridge Parkway is a 469-mile long two-lane highway that runs through the mountains of North Carolina and Virginia, connecting Great Smoky Mountains National Park with Shenandoah National Park.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Prometheus was chained to a rock for stealing the fire of the gods and giving it to human beings.
    Alan Lightman September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Back in May, Steven Hale pleaded guilty to spending about a year between 2021 and 2022 stealing discs from his employer and selling them online through e-commerce sites.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After grabbing an early lead Friday evening, the Royals were unable to match their hosts’ prolific offense on Friday.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The owner squeezed her hands into the mix of kittens, moving the babies and grabbing the one that did not belong, which turned out to be a tiny mouse.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The majority of ensembles / possible model tracks have this curving away from Florida and potentially even the entire United States.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • And for an array of artisanal gelati and yogurt, Bella Blu (Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 7/8) is a good way to end a meal or begin a walk around Monopoli’s curving Lungomare.
    John Mariani, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In photos of the pair smooching at midnight, fans quickly recognized the iconic architecture, namely the gold, arching ceilings.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The effect can be like stepping into a bubble of serenity through a portal of elegant silhouettes, gracefully arching doors, textured walls, or ethereal installations.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Another way Dr Pepper is evolving its storytelling is integrating into existing programming like The Pat McAfee Show during the show’s signature commercial-free hour.
    Kristi Dosh, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • For Yang’s microscope, the network instantly reconstructs high-resolution details across a large 3D volume, integrating data from all 100 lenslets into a single coherent image.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Navigating through your book can be done by setting up the volume keys to turn the pages, swiping left or right with your fingers, or activating one of the nine ‘hotspots’ on the screen to page forward, page back, or access the settings on the Boox reader app.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Back in the lineup after being hit by a pitch on the knee on Sunday, Buxton had two hits and took off after the first one, swiping his 22nd base of the season.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Hooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooking. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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