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knock-knocks

knock-knocks is the plural of knock-knock.

knock-knocks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of knock-knock.

Meaning of knock-knock

Noun

knock-knock (plural knock-knocks)

  1. (colloquial) Such a sound.
    • For the Philharmonic and its subscribers, the essential thing was to get the acoustics right, which is a task of near impossible complexity. What kind of space can do justice, say, to the plunks and skittering knock-knocks in Lou Harrison’s Concerto in Slendro and also to the sustained, exalted...2003 October 27, Richard Lacayo, “Architecture: The Art of Wrap”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2026
  2. (colloquial) Synonym of knock-knock joke.
    • In the spirit of Tom Swifties and knock-knocks, John W. Little 2d has invented a word game called the Bridge of Sys.1983 August 3, Georgia Dullea, “METROPOLITAN DIARY”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015

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Questions about knock-knocks

What is knock-knocks the plural of?
Knock-knocks is the plural of knock-knock.

Words near knock-knocks in the dictionary

  1. knock-knock ginger
  2. knock-knock joke
  3. knock-knock jokes
  4. knock-knocked
  5. knock-knocking
  6. knock-knocks
  7. knock-me-down
  8. knock-off
  9. knock-offs
  10. knock-on
  11. knock-on effect

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