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knock knock

knock knock is the alternative form of knock-knock.

Meaning of knock-knock

Interjection

(colloquial)

  1. (colloquial) A verbal emulation of a knocking sound.
  2. (colloquial) A phrase used in lieu of knocking on a door.
  3. (colloquial) Used to introduce a knock-knock joke.
    • Knock-knock. / Who's there? / Wendy. / Wendy who? / Wendy you want to open the door?

See all 6 meanings of knock-knock

Verb

knock knock (third-person singular simple present knock knocks, present participle knock knocking, simple past and past participle knock knocked)

  1. (informal) To knock; to make a knocking sound.

Forms of knock knock

Noun
pluralknock knocks
Verb
third-person singular presentknock knocks
present participleknock knocking
past participleknock knocked
pastknock knocked

Questions about knock knock

What does knock knock mean?
Knock knock means to knock; to make a knocking sound.
What is knock knock the alternative form of?
Knock knock is the alternative form of knock-knock.
What part of speech is knock knock?
Knock knock is a verb.
What is the past tense of knock knock?
The past tense of knock knock is knock knocked.

Words near knock knock in the dictionary

  1. knock it off
  2. knock it out of the ballpark
  3. knock it out of the park
  4. knock knee
  5. knock knees
  6. knock knock
  7. knock knock joke
  8. knock knock jokes
  9. knock knocks
  10. knock off
  11. knock off someone's block

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