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
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
A trio of elderly gentlemen, seated outside at a cafe, urge us on, crooking thumbs in the uphill direction.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 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
The conjurer-man’s finger commenced crooking and bending in a way that got more screams and confusion to rise up from the crowd.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
