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knocking together

knocking together is the present participle and gerund of knock together.

Meaning of knock together

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To assemble something quickly.
    • I'll just knock together a quick demo.
  2. (also, figuratively) To come together, as if in contact.
    • This has all the hallmarks of a disagreement that needs some heads knocking together. It's not in passenger interests for company and union to be arguing like this.2023 April 5, Philip Haigh, “Comment: Pay deal a positive result”, in RAIL, number 980, page 3

Questions about knocking together

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

Words near knocking together in the dictionary

  1. knocking the daylight out of
  2. knocking the daylights out of
  3. knocking the living daylights out of
  4. knocking the stuffing out of
  5. knocking the wind out of someone's sails
  6. knocking together
  7. knocking under
  8. knocking up
  9. knocking wood
  10. knocking-shop
  11. knockingly

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