crack one's knuckles

Frequency: 7.211.0 per million words

To pull or bend one's fingers to make a sharp cracking sound.

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Examples (10)

  • He rubbed his hands together, cracking his knuckles as he tried to control his anger.
  • Please stop cracking your knuckles; the sound is really annoying me.
  • She has a nervous habit of cracking her knuckles right before a big test.
  • Many people mistakenly believe that cracking your knuckles will cause arthritis.
  • He sat down at the piano and cracked his knuckles dramatically before playing.
  • I could hear him crack his knuckles loudly from the other side of the room.
  • Some people crack their knuckles to release tension in their hands.
  • The boxer cracked his knuckles and glared at his opponent across the ring.
  • It makes me cringe every time you crack your knuckles like that.
  • She leaned back in her chair and cracked her knuckles one by one.