kinking
present participle of kink
Source: Wiktionary
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
21 January 2025
(verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; “We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba”; “trace the student’s progress”; “trace one’s ancestry”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
