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knockin'

US/nɑkɪn/

knockin' is the pronunciation spelling of knocking.

Meaning of knocking

Noun

knocking (plural knockings)

  1. 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.1893, W. B. Yeats, The Celtic Twilight
  2. 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.1914 November 14, The Motor Cycle, London, page 528, column 1

Words that rhyme with knockin'

Questions about knockin'

What is knockin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Knockin' is the pronunciation spelling of knocking.
How do you pronounce knockin'?
Knockin' is pronounced /nɑkɪn/ (US).

Words near knockin' in the dictionary

  1. knockers up
  2. knockest
  3. knocketh
  4. Knockholt
  5. knockin
  6. knockin'
  7. knocking
  8. knocking a buzzard off a gut wagon
  9. knocking a buzzard off a shit wagon
  10. knocking a dog off a gut wagon
  11. knocking a skunk off a gut wagon

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