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rocking out

rocking out is the present participle and gerund of rock out.

Meaning of rock out

Verb

rock out (third-person singular simple present rocks out, present participle rocking out, simple past and past participle rocked out)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To party to or play rock music, punk rock, grunge or heavy metal.
    • Hey man, look at me rockin' out, I'm on the radio / Hey man, look at me rockin' out, I'm on the video2005, “Radio/Video” (0:28-0:53 from the start), in Mezmerize (Alternative Metal, Nu Metal), performed by System of a Down

Questions about rocking out

What is rocking out the present participle and gerund of?
Rocking out is the present participle and gerund of rock out.

Words near rocking out in the dictionary

  1. rocking horse phenomenon
  2. rocking horse poo
  3. rocking horse shit
  4. rocking horses
  5. rocking on
  6. rocking out
  7. rocking out with one's cock out
  8. rocking pier
  9. rocking piers
  10. rocking someone's world
  11. rocking stone

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