"nooking" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nookings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nooking (plural nookings)
  1. (obsolete) A corner, niche, or nook. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-nooking-en-noun-gNknQZgm

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} nooking
  1. present participle and gerund of nook Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: nook
    Sense id: en-nooking-en-verb-D-G3oiYe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92

Inflected forms

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