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hookings

hookings is the plural of hooking.

Meaning of hooking

Noun

hooking (countable and uncountable, plural hookings)

  1. The act of catching or fastening something on a hook.
    • There was a surprising number of foul hookings.2001, Max Hunn, Fishing Adventures in Florida: Sport Fishing with Light Tackle
  2. The penalized action of using one's stick to restrain an opponent.

Phrases with hookings

Questions about hookings

What is hookings the plural of?
Hookings is the plural of hooking.

Words near hookings in the dictionary

  1. hooking it
  2. hooking it up
  3. hooking off
  4. hooking up
  5. hooking up on
  6. hookings
  7. Hookins
  8. hookish
  9. hookium
  10. hookkeeper
  11. hookkeepers

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