Cocking is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Cocking meaning
present participle and gerund of cock
Using Cocking
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of cock
- In the example corpus, cocking often appears in combinations such as: the cocking, cocking handle, cocking his.
Context around Cocking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cocking
- In this selection, "cocking" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, self, cydney, day, handle, lever and taking stand out and add context to how "cocking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a self cocking revolver one and abigail moore cocking the gun. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cocking" sits close to words such as aberrant, abloh and absurdities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cocking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Abigail Moore cocking the gun. (5 words)
Iver Johnson made an unusual model from 1940 to 1947, called the Trigger Cocking Double Action. (16 words)
Although he didn’t agree with everything Cr Cocking had said, Cr Auricht said he would support the motion. (19 words)
Certain revolvers, called double-action-only (DAO) or, more correctly but less commonly, self-cocking, lack the latch that enables the hammer to be locked to the rear, and thus can only be fired in the double-action mode. (39 words)
Double action is good for high-stress situations because it allows a mode of carry in which "draw and pull the trigger" is the only requirement—no safety catch release nor separate cocking stroke is required. (36 words)
Heatwaves need to be treated as emergencies: Cr Cocking – Alice Springs NewsThe freedom of the press still furnishes that check upon government which no constitution has ever been able to provide – Chicago Tribune. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
The cocking handle is held in a forward position by a spring detent located in the front end of the cocking lever support which engages in the cocking lever housing.
In a striker-fired pistol, a spring-loaded firing pin is partially cocked by the movement of the slide, with the rest of the cocking taking place when the trigger is pulled.
KPS admin from left to right: Marketing Coordinator Wes Kwok, President Jon Lau, Vice-president Cydney Cocking, Treasurer Kayla Garvin.
Wayne and Hughes’ mother, Penny, remembered him jumping around outside every day, cocking his arm back and throwing down tomahawks and windmills.
Abigail Moore cocking the gun.
Although he didn’t agree with everything Cr Cocking had said, Cr Auricht said he would support the motion.
As they walked through the crowded plaza outside, Billy paused, lagging behind his family and cocking his head to one side.
Bob Cocking, president of the Alberta Teachers' Association Local 38, said he and his members share the board's concerns about balancing enrolment to achieve reasonable class sizes.
Heatwaves need to be treated as emergencies: Cr Cocking – Alice Springs NewsThe freedom of the press still furnishes that check upon government which no constitution has ever been able to provide – Chicago Tribune.
Cr Cocking couldn’t see the point of the practice, except in relation to consecutive attendance, the main concern of the Act.
The incident occurred on July 8, 2018, with the minister accusing one of the guards of cocking his assigned shotgun and pointing it at her.
After each shot, a user was advised to raise his revolver vertically while cocking back the hammer so as to allow the fragments of the spent percussion cap to fall out safely.
Anita said she mistook the cocking of the gun for the sound of his typewriter keys and hung up as he fired.
Certain revolvers, called double-action-only (DAO) or, more correctly but less commonly, self-cocking, lack the latch that enables the hammer to be locked to the rear, and thus can only be fired in the double-action mode.
Charles H. Ballard's self-cocking tilting-block action was produced by the Marlin Firearms Company from 1875, and earned a superlative reputation among long-range "Creedmoor" target shooters.
Double action is good for high-stress situations because it allows a mode of carry in which "draw and pull the trigger" is the only requirement—no safety catch release nor separate cocking stroke is required.
In contrast, with a self-cocking revolver, one long squeeze of the trigger pulls back the hammer and revolves the cylinder, then finally fires the shot.
Iver Johnson made an unusual model from 1940 to 1947, called the Trigger Cocking Double Action.
Most modern revolvers are "traditional double-action", which means they may operate either in single-action or self-cocking mode.
The barrel, cocking handle and its cover were shortened and a vertical foregrip was used to replace the standard handguard.
Common combinations with cocking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: