groking
groking is the present participle and gerund of groke.
groking is the present participle and gerund of grok.
Meaning of grok
Verb
grok (third-person singular simple present groks, present participle grokking or groking, simple past and past participle grokked or groked)
- To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually.
- I do not grok all fullness of what I read. In the history written by Master William Shakespeare I found myself full of happiness at the death of Romeo. Then I read on and learned that he had discorporated too soon – or so I thought I grokked. Why?1961, Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land, New York: Avon, →OCLC, page 106
- To fully and completely understand something in all of its details and intricacies.
- I finally grok Perl.
Questions about groking
- What is groking the present participle and gerund of?
- Groking is the present participle and gerund of groke.
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