KINKING

Verb

kinking

present participle of kink

Source: Wiktionary


KINK

Kink, n. Etym: [D. kink a bend or turn, or Sw. kink.]

1. A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.

2. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice. [Colloq.] Cozzens.

Kink, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kinked; p. pr. & vb. n. Kinking.]

Definition: To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.

Kink, n. Etym: [Cf. Chincough, Kink-haust.]

Definition: A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter. [Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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