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- verb Present participle of
jink .
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Examples
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In "Someone Like You," a spare, minimalist story in a heavily ironic Hemingway vein, two former RAF bomber pilots are getting companionably drunk together not long after the end of the war, reminiscing about "jinking" on their bombing missions:
The Art of Vengeance Oates, Joyce Carol 2007
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Let them practise "jinking" with their companions, so that if even they be chased by a mad bull, they will, if unable to get out of his way by running, escape perhaps by jinking.
The Gorilla Hunters 1859
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He sticks his tongue out, licks something from the corner of his mouth and looks confused.3.07pm: Reports suggest that jinking Djibril Cisse has completed his deal to sign for QPR.
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On the plus side, England are winning.12 min: Sirbu, the Romanian scrum-half, has a nice jinking run then produces a kick behind that is nearly run down by a team-mate.
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Thomas gets the third first down withs some spinning and jinking.
New Orleans Saints 45 Detroit Lions 28 - as it happened 2012
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Patriots 17, Giants 9 11:20 3rd quarter: Kick off is deep to the one-yard line, but a jinking 34-yard return by Jernigan gives the Giants some field position.
New York Giants 21, New England Patriots 17: Super Bowl 2012 - as it happened 2012
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Another scampering, jinking, stuttering run by Jones gets the first down at the 15-yard line.
New York Giants 37 Dallas Cowboys 34 - as it happened!| Steve Busfield 2011
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They race to get their passengers to their offices as fast as possible, hurtling up inside lanes, jinking between slower vehicles like a footballer dribbling his way through a pack of defenders.
Delhi's traffic chaos has a character of its own | Jason Burke 2011
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Nani also set up Berbatov's goal, jinking past two defenders before nudging a pass into the Bulgarian to side-foot his shot beyond Schwarzer.
Manchester United's Nani glories in collective efforts against Fulham 2011
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So a big third down, and it's a jinking and jiving Rodgers who runs for that first down.
New York Giants 37 Green Bay Packers 20 - as it happened | Steve Busfield 2012
gangerh commented on the word jinking
Making a quick, evasive turn.
February 16, 2008