Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hook
nounhooking (countable and uncountable, plural hookings)
plural hookings
- countableuncountableThe act of catching or fastening something on a hook.
There was a surprising number of foul hookings.
2001, Max Hunn, Fishing Adventures in Florida: Sport Fishing with Light Tackle
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan enganxada
- enganxadapenalized action
Czech hákování
- hákovánípenalized action
Finnish koukkaaminen
- koukkaaminenpenalized action
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hooking
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APA
hooking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hooking
MLA
“hooking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hooking. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hooking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hooking.
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