hooking

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hooking

/ˈhʊkɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ʊkɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of hook

noun hookings

countable, uncountable The act of catching or fastening something on a hook. There was a surprising number of foul hookings.
countable, uncountable The penalized action of using one's stick to restrain an opponent.

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Closest in meaning: crochet, knock off, mitt, fleece, soak, swipe, pluck, mauler, lift, pinch, glom, draw, snarf, addict, rob, sweetener

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@misc{hooking_2026,
  title = {hooking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hooking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}