jinxing
- present participle of jinx.
Example Sentences
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To avoid jinxing it, Kohs and Krieg never even uttered the word Nobel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
What Times columnist Bill Plaschke is to jinxing Dodger baseball, we must have the same effect for Grammy hopefuls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2024
And perhaps to avoid jinxing things, she has revealed this year what is on her phone's lock screen to motivate her this time round, telling reporters: "You're going to know after the final."
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023
Of course, as a big opera fan, I’m also a believer in the power of jinxing things.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2021
I didn’t want to tell her about jinxing people; I didn’t need to give her any reason to think rootwork was scary.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
