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rocking chair

UK/ˈɹɒkɪŋˌt͡ʃɛə/US/ˈɹɑkɪŋˌt͡ʃɛɹ/

rocking chair noun: a chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked (swung) back and forth.

rocking chair: a chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked (swung) back and forth
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Noun

rocking chair (plural rocking chairs)

  1. A chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked (swung) back and forth.
    Synonyms:
    rocker

rocking chair meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu

rocking chair in Hindi

chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
झूलकुर्सी jhūlkursī

rocking chair in Tamil

ஆடும் நாற்காலி, அசைவாட்ட நாற்காலி

rocking chair in Marathi

chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
आराम खुर्ची ārām khurcī

rocking chair in Telugu

chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
ఊగేచేరు ūgēcēru
More languagesFewer languages
rocking chair in Tagalog
tumba-tumba
rocking chair in Indonesian
kursi goyang
rocking chair in Thai
เก้าอี้โยก
rocking chair in Vietnamese
ghế rocking

Synonyms of rocking chair

Forms of rocking chair

pluralrocking chairs
alternative formrocking-chair

Origin of rocking chair

From rocking + chair.

Words formed from rocking chair

Questions about rocking chair

What does rocking chair mean?
Rocking chair means a chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked (swung) back and forth.
What is rocking chair in Hindi?
Rocking chair in Hindi is झूलकुर्सी (jhūlkursī). See Rocking chair meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is rocking chair?
Rocking chair is a noun.
How do you pronounce rocking chair?
Rocking chair is pronounced /ˈɹɒkɪŋˌt͡ʃɛə/ (UK).
What is the plural of rocking chair?
The plural of rocking chair is rocking chairs.

Words near rocking chair in the dictionary

  1. rocking
  2. rocking along
  3. rocking and rolling
  4. rocking beam
  5. rocking beams
  6. rocking chair
  7. rocking chair money
  8. rocking chairs
  9. rocking grate
  10. rocking grates
  11. rocking horse

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: rocking chair (page history and authors); rocking chair (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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