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knocking wood

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

Questions about knocking wood

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

Words near knocking wood in the dictionary

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

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