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rocking

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /???k??/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???k??/
  • Rhymes: -?k??

Etymology

rock +? -ing

Adjective

rocking (comparative more rocking, superlative most rocking)

  1. Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth.
  2. (informal) Excellent; great.

Derived terms

(moving):

  • rocking chair
  • rocking horse
  • rocking stone

Translations

Verb

rocking

  1. present participle of rock

Translations

Noun

rocking (countable and uncountable, plural rockings)

  1. The motion of something that rocks.
    • 1823, John Wesley, Charles Bonnet, Louis Dutens, A survey of the wisdom of God in the creation (page 181)
      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.
  2. The abrading of a copper plate with a rocker, preparatory to mezzotinting.
  3. The motion by which the design on a steel mill is transferred to a copper cylinder.

Anagrams

  • corking

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tocking

English

Verb

tocking

  1. present participle of tock

Noun

tocking (plural tockings)

  1. The clicking sound of the hands of a clock.

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