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knocking into shape

knocking into shape is the present participle and gerund of knock into shape.

Meaning of knock into shape

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of whip into shape.
    Synonyms:
    whip into shape

Questions about knocking into shape

What is knocking into shape the present participle and gerund of?
Knocking into shape is the present participle and gerund of knock into shape.

Words near knocking into shape in the dictionary

  1. knocking down to size
  2. knocking for a loop
  3. knocking in
  4. knocking into
  5. knocking into a cocked hat
  6. knocking into shape
  7. knocking it off
  8. knocking it out of the ballpark
  9. knocking it out of the park
  10. knocking mill
  11. knocking mills

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