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rocking

/ˈɹɑkɪŋ/ US
/ˈɹɒkɪŋ/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒkɪŋ

adjective more rocking · most rocking

Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth.
informal Excellent; great.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of rock

noun rockings

countable, uncountable The motion of something that rocks. Every part of a tree will not do for this purpose, as some branches may not be sufficiently forked; others may not be sufficiently strong; and others may be too much exposed to the rockings of the wind.
countable, uncountable The abrading of a copper plate with a rocker, preparatory to mezzotinting.
countable, uncountable The motion by which the design on a steel mill is transferred to a copper cylinder.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: stone, careen, cradle, rock candy, tilt, sway, shake, rock music, swinging, swing, tilting, shaking, oscillating, running, roll, rotating

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adj excellent, grand

Français	super, génial

verb rock music

Français	rockant

noun the motion of something that rocks

Español	mecedura

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@misc{rocking_2026,
  title = {rocking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rocking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}