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knocking on heaven's door

knocking on heaven's door adjective: dying, close to death. Also the present participle and gerund of knock on heaven's door.

Adjective

knocking on heaven's door

  1. (idiomatic) Dying, close to death.

Also used as

knocking on heaven's door is also the present participle and gerund of knock on heaven's door.

Synonyms of knocking on heaven's door

Questions about knocking on heaven's door

What does knocking on heaven's door mean?
Knocking on heaven's door means dying, close to death.
What part of speech is knocking on heaven's door?
Knocking on heaven's door is an adjective.

Words near knocking on heaven's door in the dictionary

  1. knocking mill
  2. knocking mills
  3. knocking off
  4. knocking off someone's block
  5. knocking on
  6. knocking on heaven's door
  7. knocking on the door of
  8. knocking on the head
  9. knocking on wood
  10. knocking one down with a feather
  11. knocking one out

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