crooking (Meaning)
crooking
a part of something that is hook-shaped, curved, or bent, bend entry 1 sense 2, curve, dishonest, crooked, bend, curve, a curved or hooked part of a thing, a shepherd's staff, crosier sense 1, ill, unwell, an implement having a bent or hooked form, a person who engages in fraudulent or criminal practices, irritable, angry, pothook, not right, curve, wind, a dishonest person (as a thief or swindler), bend, unsatisfactory, a shepherd's staff with one end curved into a hook
Synonyms & Antonyms of crooking
Synonyms:
- diverting
- dimpling
- twining
- meandering
- spiraling
- enrolling
- warping
- entwining
- incurvating
- inclining
- weaving
- sloping
- winding
- incurving
- arcing
- denting
- swirling
- kinking
- inflecting
- spiralling
- looping
- deflecting
- coiling
- veering
- reflecting
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
crooking Sentence Examples
- The old man meticulously crooked his index finger to summon his grandson.
- The con artist had a crooked smile that hid his true intentions.
- The thief's arm crooked awkwardly as he reached for the priceless artifact.
- The road crooked sharply around a bend, obscuring the view ahead.
- The doctor carefully crooked her fingers to check the patient's reflexes.
- The gymnast crooked her body into an impossible pose, defying gravity.
- The lawyer crooked his head thoughtfully as he listened to the witness's testimony.
- The tree's branches crooked curiously towards the sunlight.
- The alleyway crooked down a shadowy path, inviting both curiosity and danger.
- The scientist crooked her eyebrow skeptically as she examined the controversial data.
FAQs About the word crooking
a part of something that is hook-shaped, curved, or bent, bend entry 1 sense 2, curve, dishonest, crooked, bend, curve, a curved or hooked part of a thing, a sh
curving, arching,bending, hooking,bowing, waving, turning, swerving, rounding, curling
straightening,uncurling, unbending,
The old man meticulously crooked his index finger to summon his grandson.
The con artist had a crooked smile that hid his true intentions.
The thief's arm crooked awkwardly as he reached for the priceless artifact.
The road crooked sharply around a bend, obscuring the view ahead.
