- present participle of fork.
forking
Example Sentences
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And they could only leave after forking out a toll for safe passage.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
A borrower paying “in kind” accumulates unpaid interest by adding it to the amount of debt it owes or converting it to equity rather than forking over cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
The donors who’ve been forking it over are questioning whether Cornyn has plateaued.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026
Henry-Halabi agreed to pay $400 a month, forking over essentially all of the money she was making at the time.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 19, 2025
She jumped down with the largest children, and they all started forking garbage from a heap into the cart, right on top of the inner tubes, Werfel, and Spurge.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
