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twerking

UK/ˈtwɜːkɪŋ/US/ˈtwɜɹkɪŋ/

twerking is the present participle and gerund of twerk.

Noun

twerking (usually uncountable, plural twerkings)

  1. (usually) A sexually-provocative dance, involving the performer thrusting their hips back from a low squatting stance and shaking their buttocks.
    Synonyms:
    twerk
  2. (usually) The act of one who twerks.
    • A Pimp God takes his time to observe the woman's mind and her inner workings instead of getting blinded by her outer twerkings.2023, The Professor of Pimpology, Become A PIMP GOD (page 85)

Meaning of twerk

Verb

twerk (third-person singular simple present twerks, present participle twerking, simple past and past participle twerked)

  1. To dance in a sexually-provocative way using hip thrusts in a low squatting stance while shaking the buttocks; to take part in twerking.
    • Gaea then stood up over me and turned so that her butt was facing me. She then had the nerve to start twerking.2005, Euftis Emery, Off the Chain, →ISBN, page 73
  2. (dated, original sense) To twitch or jerk.
    • […] in the language of the unsophisticated Port Melbourne suburbanite a bed was still something primarily intended for love-making – all the eyebrow-raising and moustache-twerking in Jo'burg couldn't alter that.1985, Criena Rohan, Down by the Docks, page 151

See all 6 meanings of twerk

Synonyms of twerking

Forms of twerking

pluraltwerkings

Words that rhyme with twerking

Questions about twerking

What does twerking mean?
Twerking means a sexually-provocative dance, involving the performer thrusting their hips back from a low squatting stance and shaking their buttocks.
What is twerking the present participle and gerund of?
Twerking is the present participle and gerund of twerk.
What part of speech is twerking?
Twerking is a noun.
How do you pronounce twerking?
Twerking is pronounced /ˈtwɜɹkɪŋ/ (US).
What is the plural of twerking?
The plural of twerking is twerkings.

Words near twerking in the dictionary

  1. twerkathon
  2. twerkathons
  3. twerked
  4. twerker
  5. twerkers
  6. twerking
  7. twerkings
  8. twerks
  9. twerktastic
  10. twerp
  11. twerpish

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