knocking
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knocking
- /ˈnɑkɪŋ/ US
- /ˈnɒkɪŋ/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒkɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of knock
noun knockings
- An act in which something is knocked on, or the sound thus produced These strange openings and closings and knockings were warnings and reminders from the spirits who attend the dying.
- A repetitive ping, knock, or similar sound coming from an engine in which there are repeated uncontrolled explosions in the combustion chamber. Sir―I was greatly interested in a short article in The Motor Cycle on the subject of engine knocking.
