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socking

USSAW-king/ˈsɔ.kɪŋ/UKSOK-ing/ˈsɒ.kɪŋ/

2 meanings of socking

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  1. 1
    verbslang
    The -ing form of sock. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

    He was socking the punching bag as hard as he could.

    Socking someone in anger only makes things worse.

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  2. 2
    adverbUK
    Used before a word like 'big' to make it much stronger.

    Like sticking 'super' in front of a word to make it sound bigger.

    There was a socking great hole in the road outside their house.

    He told a socking great lie about where he had been all night.

    Similarthumping, whopping

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socking is a form of sock

sock, verb: To hit someone hard, usually with your fist. Full entry

Forms
socksocks he/she/itsocking -ing formsocked past tense, past participle
Spelling
sock → socking: add -ing

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