"forking" meaning in English

See forking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} forking
  1. forked, crooked or winding Derived forms: unforking
    Sense id: en-forking-en-adj-8S5SFYpc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 22 16 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 19 15 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 12 14 5

Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} forking (not comparable)
  1. euphemistic fucking (intensifier) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-forking-en-adv-1gIOgMPd

Noun

Forms: forkings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} forking (plural forkings)
  1. division into forks
    Sense id: en-forking-en-noun-k3XrpGmG

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} forking
  1. present participle and gerund of fork Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fork
    Sense id: en-forking-en-verb-P4bCMYBY

Inflected forms

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