It's just too pathetic that this henpecked husband ended up hooking up with a wallflower.
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Hooking
//ˈhʊkɪŋ//
Synonyms for "hooking" (13 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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3 translations across 3 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- enganxada noun (penalized action)
Czech
1 entries- hákování noun (penalized action)
Finnish
1 entries- koukkaaminen noun (penalized action)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Mary took up rug hooking.
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Sami regretted hooking up with those guys.
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Pacific leatherbacks face significant threats from entanglement and/or hooking in fisheries (bycatch), direct harvest - including eggs and adults - coastal development, pollution, marine debris, disease and climate change.
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