1. present participle of crook; bending or curving something into a hook-like shape

Examples

• She was crooking her finger to beckon him over.
• The old man was crooking his arm around his walking stick.
• He kept crooking his neck to see over the crowd.
• The tree branch was crooking under the weight of the snow.
• She was crooking her elbow to rest her chin on her hand.
• The shepherd was crooking his staff to guide the sheep.