jackknife
noun
a large pocketknife.
jackknifing
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present participleof jackknife.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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Within moments, police said more tractor trailers were jackknifing behind it.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2022
Lutiant is jackknifing through the pandemic in a way that’s by turns funny and dissociative and largely consistent with responses people seem to be having now.
From Slate ● May 1, 2020
We know we cannot throw 95 miles an hour, or make the pivot on a double play with a runner bearing down, or square up a jackknifing curveball with a season on the line.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2012
A look at Newser's home page on Monday morning compels with all the sick attraction exerted by a semi jackknifing across the interstate, setting in motion a 20-car pileup.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2010
I wedged my body down through the nearly solid sea of coils, forcing my legs deep into the cockpit and jackknifing my knees so that my upper body swung downward and inward.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
