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cocking

SayKOK-ingUS/ˈkɑkɪŋ/UK/ˈkɒkɪŋ/

Noun pluralcockings

3 meanings of cocking

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of cock. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

    He was cocking the gun when the deer ran off.

    The puppy kept cocking its head at the strange noise.

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  2. 2
    adjectivevulgar
    A very rude word for something nasty or useless.

    He kicked the cocking car when it would not start.

    I lost my keys again in this cocking house!

    Similarbloody, damn, fucking, sodding

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  3. 3
    nounobsoletecountable or uncountable
    The sport of making roosters fight, or one meeting held for that sport.

    Long ago, the town held a cocking behind the inn each spring.

    Cocking drew big crowds and a lot of betting.

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cocking is a form of cock

cock, verb: To tilt your head, eye, or hat up or to one side, often to look clever or doubtful. Full entry

Forms
cockcocks he/she/itcocking -ing formcocked past tense, past participle
Spelling
cock → cocking: add -ing

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Origin

It comes from the word cock (a male bird, like a rooster) + -ing.