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forking

forking adjective: forked, crooked or winding. Also the present participle and gerund of fork.

Adjective

forking

  1. forked, crooked or winding

Adverb

forking (not comparable)

  1. euphemistic fucking (intensifier)

Noun

forking (plural forkings)

  1. division into forks
    • the forkings of a road, or of a deer's antlers

Also used as

forking is also the present participle and gerund of fork.

Forms of forking

pluralforkings

Words formed from forking

Phrases with forking

Questions about forking

What does forking mean?
Forking means forked, crooked or winding.
What part of speech is forking?
Forking can be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.

Words near forking in the dictionary

  1. forkhead
  2. forkheads
  3. forkier
  4. forkiest
  5. forkiness
  6. forking
  7. forking off
  8. forking out
  9. forking over
  10. forkings
  11. forkless

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