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zonking

zonking is the present participle and gerund of zonk.

Meaning of zonk

Verb

zonk (third-person singular simple present zonks, present participle zonking, simple past and past participle zonked)

  1. (slang, transitive) To hit hard.
  2. (slang, transitive) To make (someone) sleepy or delirious, to put into a stupor.
  3. (intransitive, slang) To become exhausted, sleepy, or delirious.
    • After two hours of studying, I zonked out.

See all 6 meanings of zonk

Adjective

zonking (comparative more zonking, superlative most zonking)

  1. (slang) Striking; great.
    • Anyway, the zonking eight-part series that took butter off middle-class tables for at least a week was entitled ‘The Art of Body Maintenance’ […]1976, Angela Carter, “Health on the Brain”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 82

Forms of zonking

comparativemore zonking
superlativemost zonking

Phrases with zonking

Questions about zonking

What does zonking mean?
Zonking means striking; great.
What is zonking the present participle and gerund of?
Zonking is the present participle and gerund of zonk.
What part of speech is zonking?
Zonking is an adjective.

Words near zonking in the dictionary

  1. zonkedness
  2. zonker
  3. zonkers
  4. zonkey
  5. zonkeys
  6. zonking
  7. zonking out
  8. zonko
  9. zonks
  10. zonks out
  11. zonky

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