- present participle of cork.
corking
Americanadjective
adverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of corking
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Example Sentences
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“It’s always been part of the game,” he said, “just like hitters have always been corking their bats.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2022
The warts on their outside are called "corking," as horticulturalist Jessica Walliser said on WNYC.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2022
There was corking the bat, spitballs, grease balls, Vaseline balls, baseball tampering, steroids, gambling and more that don’t come to mind right now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2020
Andy Murray opened this set, and dammit, he’s going to close it, again teeing up his big brother for a volley with a corking first serve.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2015
They were, he said unambiguously, “the finest I ever saw seated in a shell. And I’ve seen some corking boatloads.”
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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