"spooking" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spookings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} spooking (countable and uncountable, plural spookings)
  1. A supernatural fright. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-spooking-en-noun-NGMzpcUd
  2. (blackjack, slang) The form of hole carding engaged in by a spook. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-spooking-en-noun-zyNlU6QJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 53 44 Topics: blackjack, games

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} spooking
  1. present participle and gerund of spook Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: spook
    Sense id: en-spooking-en-verb-Rf3coMGw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 53 44

Inflected forms

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