Definition of "crocking" [crocking]

• Present participle of crock. (verb)

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• "As I watched the news this week, I saw a Karl Rove standing beside the President, his voice crocking, talking about his love for Bush and his country but over that “noise,” I heard the memory of Joe Koons whispering in my ear."
• "Care and skill in the use of dyes can produce products that resist bleeding, crocking, frosting, and discoloration."
• "That was when she heard the loud, crocking sound, like a car backfiring."