Knocking

Quick meaning: Knocking is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of knock.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of knock.

More Meanings

1. An act in which something is knocked on, or the sound thus produced
2. (automotive) A repetitive ping, knock, or similar sound coming from an engine in which there are repeated uncontrolled explosions in the combustion chamber.

Example Sentences

There was no response to continued knockings.

Knocking can also occur at high speed, but that may go undetected by the driver.

Sir―I was greatly interested in a short article in The Motor Cycle on the subject of engine knocking.

These strange openings and closings and knockings were warnings and reminders from the spirits who attend the dying.

Word Forms

• knockings

Synonyms for knocking

Depending on context, synonyms include knock.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hitting, pounding, beating, banging, punching, striking.

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