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weathercocking

weathercocking is the present participle and gerund of weathercock.

Meaning of weathercock

Verb

weathercock (third-person singular simple present weathercocks, present participle weathercocking, simple past and past participle weathercocked)

  1. (intransitive) To turn upwind because of the difference in water pressure on two sides.
  2. (intransitive) To veer into the direction of the oncoming (relative) wind.
  3. (transitive) To act as a weathercock for.

See all 6 meanings of weathercock

Questions about weathercocking

What is weathercocking the present participle and gerund of?
Weathercocking is the present participle and gerund of weathercock.

Words near weathercocking in the dictionary

  1. weathercaster
  2. weathercasters
  3. weathercasts
  4. weathercock
  5. weathercocked
  6. weathercocking
  7. weathercockish
  8. weathercocks
  9. weathercocky
  10. weatherdeck
  11. weatherdecks

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