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knuckling down

knuckling down is the present participle and gerund of knuckle down.

Meaning of knuckle down

Verb

knuckle down (third-person singular simple present knuckles down, present participle knuckling down, simple past and past participle knuckled down)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To get to work; to focus on a task.
    • You should knuckle down and do your homework!
  2. To submit; knuckle under.

Questions about knuckling down

What is knuckling down the present participle and gerund of?
Knuckling down is the present participle and gerund of knuckle down.

Words near knuckling down in the dictionary

  1. knucklewalks
  2. knucklier
  3. knuckliest
  4. knuckliness
  5. knuckling
  6. knuckling down
  7. knuckling to
  8. knuckling under
  9. knuckling up
  10. knuckly
  11. knucks

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