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knockings

knockings is the plural 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

Questions about knockings

What is knockings the plural of?
Knockings is the plural of knocking.

Words near knockings in the dictionary

  1. knocking under
  2. knocking up
  3. knocking wood
  4. knocking-shop
  5. knockingly
  6. knockings
  7. knockins
  8. knockit
  9. knockits
  10. knockkneed
  11. knockless

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