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US
/ˈfɔɹkɪŋ/
]
[ UK /fˈɔːkɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /fˈɔːkɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- the act of branching out or dividing into branches
- the place where something divides into branches
How To Use forking In A Sentence
- No matter how hard you work to avoid it and much you loathe the idea of forking out hard earned money to pay for it, there are unavoidable times you must invest in something new. Earn More Invest Wisely at The Sun's Financial Diary
- Give your compost heap a good forking over to get some air and rain in there. Times, Sunday Times
- This means forking in as much compost as you can spare and tossing in some pelletised poultry manure or granular complete fertiliser before you plant.
- Motorists already reeling from the credit crunch are now forking out 1.20 for a litre of unleaded petrol. The Sun
- Take the lane forking right by the pub which crosses a bridge over the beck and passes the Lister Arms.
- The East African Rift System bisects the horn of Africa—the Nubian plate to the west moving away from the Somalian plate to the east—before forking down either side of Uganda.
- So, potential migrants are schooled to New Zealand standards, while imbibing Kiwi culture for several years - and all the while forking over hefty sums.
- Nobody in this season's sellout audience is forking out to see evidence of all that on stage, though. Times, Sunday Times
- One of the main features of the day was the steam threshing which involved forking the stooks into the steam-powered conveyor belt.
- If you're not forking out for a hired magician or clown, you could find yourself paying for a party for 20 at your local McDonalds - or even a session of paintballing or laser shooting.