Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of spook
nounspooking (countable and uncountable, plural spookings)
plural spookings
- countableuncountableA supernatural fright.
Until her death Marie maintained that it was she and a few other fun-loving and lively girls who had started the spookings at the expense of the superstitious sisters.
1981, Selecta: Journal of the PNCFL, page 106 - countableslanguncountableblackjackThe form of hole carding engaged in by a spook.
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“spooking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spooking. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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