cocking
noun, adjective, verb
cocking is spelled C-O-C-K-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cocking means “A boastful tilt; the act of cocking something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cocking is cockings.
How many letters and syllables are in cocking?
| Letters | 7: C-O-C-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cocking?
Cocking appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cocking?
Cocking has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cocking
- cockings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cocking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicThe hunting of gamecocks.
- 2
obsoleteCockfighting.
- 3
A boastful tilt; the act of cocking something.
cockings of the head
adjective
- 1
vulgarOffensive or worthless
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of cock
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cocking come from?
From cock (“a male bird, esp. a rooster; many derivatives, incl. penis”) + -ing (forming participles).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).