spooking

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of spook

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A supernatural fright.

   “Until her death Marie maintained that it was she and a few other fun-loving and lively girls who had started the spookings at the expense of the superstitious sisters.”

2. (countable, slang, uncountable)The form of hole carding engaged in by a spook.