rocking
UK/ˈɹɒkɪŋ//ˈɹɑkɪŋ/
rocking adjective: shaking, swaying or moving back and forth. Also the present participle and gerund of rock.
Adjective
rocking (comparative more rocking, superlative most rocking)
- Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth.
- Excellent; great.
Noun
rocking (countable and uncountable, plural rockings)
- The motion of something that rocks.
- Every part of a tree will not do for this purpose, as some branches may not be sufficiently forked; others may not be sufficiently strong; and others may be too much exposed to the rockings of the wind.1823, John Wesley, Charles Bonnet, Louis Dutens, A survey of the wisdom of God in the creation, page 181
- The abrading of a copper plate with a rocker, preparatory to mezzotinting.
- The motion by which the design on a steel mill is transferred to a copper cylinder.
Also used as
rocking is also the present participle and gerund of rock.
rocking meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
rocking in Hindi
- राकिंग, रॉकिंग
rocking in Tamil
- ராக்கிங்
rocking in Marathi
- excellent, grand
- रॉकिंग rŏkiṅga
rocking in Urdu
- راکنگ, راکنگ کرنا
More languagesFewer languages
- rocking in Bengali
- রকিং
- rocking in Telugu
- రాకింగ్, రాక్ చేయడం
- rocking in Malayalam
- റോക്കിംഗ്
- rocking in Kannada
- ರಾಕಿಂಗ್
- rocking in Punjabi
- ਰੌਕਿੰਗ, ਰਾਕਿੰਗ, ਰੌਕਿੰਗ ਕਰਨਾ
- rocking in Gujarati
- રોકિંગ
- rocking in Odia
- ରକିଙ୍ଗ, ରକିଙ୍ଗ୍, ରାକିଙ୍ଗ
- rocking in Nepali
- रकिङ, राकिङ
Forms of rocking
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more rocking |
| superlative | most rocking |
| Noun | |
| plural | rockings |
Origin of rocking
From rock + -ing.
Words formed from rocking
Phrases with rocking
- rocking on
- rocking up
- rocking out
- rocking along
- rocking beams
- rocking piers
- rocking trees
- rocking chairs
- rocking grates
- rocking horses
- rocking stones
- rocking stools
11 more phrasesFewer phrases
Words that rhyme with rocking
Questions about rocking
- What does rocking mean?
- Rocking means shaking, swaying or moving back and forth.
- What is rocking in Hindi?
- Rocking in Hindi is राकिंग, रॉकिंग. See Rocking meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rocking?
- Rocking can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce rocking?
- Rocking is pronounced /ˈɹɑkɪŋ/ (US).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rocking (page history and authors); rocking (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rocking (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rocking (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rocking (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rocking (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rocking (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rocking (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rocking (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rocking (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rocking (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rocking (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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