"cocking" in the verb sense
1. cock
tilt or slant to one side
"cock one's head"
2. cock
set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
3. tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
"He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
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