crook
noun
a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook.
crooking
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present participleof crook.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Short as trees go, it has a hunkered-down look, its branches starting low to the ground and crooking and knotting as they rise.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2021
Bransfield summoned him out of classes, sometimes by knocking on the classroom door and beckoning him by crooking his finger, he told The Post.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2019
He was having an almost violently good time, it appeared, kissing women on the cheek, crooking his arm around his friends’ necks.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 24, 2019
So police officers, crooking a single finger, have ordered scores of drivers to the curb for breaking the law and issued them a fine for $130.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2012
“Well, now,” she says, crooking the rifle in her arm and starting to make her way down from the rocks to where we’re standing.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
