loking

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

loke +‎ -ing, verbal noun form of loke (“to lurk; wander around aimlessly”), from Old Norse loka (“to let fall and hang down”). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːkɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋ
• Hyphenation: lok‧ing

Noun

loking f or m (definite singular lokinga or lokingen, indefinite plural lokinger, definite plural lokingene)

1. the act of lurking or wandering around aimlessly

References

• “loking” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• koling