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Spooking meaning

present participle and gerund of spook

Using Spooking

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of spook
  • In the example corpus, spooking often appears in combinations such as: spooking the, without spooking, spooking investors.

Context around Spooking

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

stance 1× afterward 1× platform 1× risks 1× avoid 1× deutschmarks 1× disruptive 1×

Often after:

investors 2× away 1× game 1× referees 1× customers 1× smaller 1×

Sentence patterns with Spooking

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

authorities are spooking referees and 1× buy deutschmarks spooking the markets 1× by spooking both carly 1× chance of spooking them 1× extremely disruptive spooking customers many 1× fiddling risks spooking the in 1× fight is spooking smaller banks 1× for not spooking the markets 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and perhaps the 1× but the financial 1× by spooking both 1× cheika said that 1× he duly used 1× he often speaks 1×

Common sentence endings:

as a result 1× carrying the ball 1× chatter between them 1× connect with animals 1× highest paying advertisers 1× in the process 1×

Words around Spooking

Just before it in the word index:

spookiness 10 spookily 4 spookiest 17 spookier 4 spookfish 2 spooked 115

Just after it in the word index:

spookrijders 4 spooks 24 spooktacular 29 spooky 400 spool 77 spooled 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 22 abolishment 22 abr 22 abyad 22 accompanist 22 achmea 22

Corpus analysis for Spooking

  • In this selection, "spooking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, stance, afterward, platform, investors, away and game stand out and add context to how "spooking" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include authorities are spooking referees and and buy deutschmarks spooking the markets. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "spooking" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with spooking

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And that’s spooking investors. (5 words)

It was spooking at the same time hilarious. (8 words)

By spooking both Carly and Ava, it could create some chatter between them. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

The gauge slid over 4 per cent in the first quarter of the calendar year as foreign portfolio investors net sold shares worth $3.2 billion, with geopolitical tensions and the US Fed’s hawkish stance spooking investors. (38 words)

However, in its most recent annual report, the company said that the deal had proven extremely disruptive, spooking customers, many of whom waited for the negotiations to be completed before agreeing to do further business with the company. (38 words)

Twitter is struggling to find its footing after Musk's controversial takeover that saw him fire thousands of staff and welcome back far-right and controversial figures on the platform, spooking away its highest paying advertisers. (36 words)

Example sentences (17)

The gauge slid over 4 per cent in the first quarter of the calendar year as foreign portfolio investors net sold shares worth $3.2 billion, with geopolitical tensions and the US Fed’s hawkish stance spooking investors.

The military came for him afterward, spooking his daughter who could connect with animals.

Twitter is struggling to find its footing after Musk's controversial takeover that saw him fire thousands of staff and welcome back far-right and controversial figures on the platform, spooking away its highest paying advertisers.

But the financial fiddling risks spooking the in a Liz Truss-style panic, with government borrowing costs sent soaring yesterday as a result.

Taking a picture of a restaurant menu as you pass to look at later, for example, or capturing your kids or your cat in a video without spooking them.

Upon returning in the morning, well before legal shooting time, get as close as you can to the roosts without spooking the birds.

He often speaks in a whisper to avoid spooking game, but it has the effect of drawing the viewer closer.

And perhaps the Fed holds a strong reason for not spooking the markets by acknowledging a return to quantitative easing.

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And that’s spooking investors.

Cheika said that the sport’s authorities are “spooking” referees and that he’d been particularly angry at the decision to penalise Samu Kerevi when he was carrying the ball.

By spooking both Carly and Ava, it could create some chatter between them.

He duly used some $15billion to short-sell the pound and buy deutschmarks, spooking the markets in the process.

However, in its most recent annual report, the company said that the deal had proven extremely disruptive, spooking customers, many of whom waited for the negotiations to be completed before agreeing to do further business with the company.

It seems clear that the federal government can run larger deficits than many observers thought — without spooking the markets.

It was spooking at the same time hilarious.

The prospect of a lobbying fight is spooking smaller banks, which have been waiting years for a legislative vehicle that would relax restrictions on them, including requirements that they undergo regular stress tests.

This is called a whisper burner and is used for flight over livestock to lessen the chance of spooking them.

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Common combinations with spooking

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "spooking" in a sentence?
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What does "spooking" mean?
Spooking means: present participle and gerund of spook
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