corking

corking

English

Verb

corking

1. present participle of cork

Adjective

corking (comparative more corking, superlative most corking)

1. (informal) splendid, enjoyable, bang-up
   • 1927, Lou Gehrig, Following the Babe in Alan D. Gaff, Lou Gehrig: The Lost Memoir, Simon & Schuster 2020, page 59:

     a wonderful all around ballplayer and a corking fine fellow

Derived terms

• corkingly

Noun

corking (uncountable)

1. The formation of white, cork-like striations on a jalapeño pepper.

Anagrams

• rocking