rocking chair

noun

1. a chair mounted on rockers or springs so as to permit a person to rock back and forth while sitting.

rocking chair

noun

1. a chair set on curving supports so that the sitter may rock backwards and forwards

Word History and Origins

Origin of rocking chair¹

An Americanism dating back to 1750–60

Example Sentences

In January 2018, her son, standing by the rocking chair in her bedroom, explained that his teenage cousin had taught him a “game.”

From ProPublica

The exception was the wrap-around front porch, lined with rocking chairs, which had a gray floor and ceiling along with knob and tube wiring.

From Washington Blade

The ergonomically designed rocking chairs provide comfort and support, and the sponge cushions—offered in brown, gray, and red—are waterproof and fade-resistant.

From Popular-Science

She’d barely settled into her wooden rocking chair when her phone rang.

From ProPublica

When I woke up, it was 11:30 at night, and I saw an old lady in a rocking chair.

From The Daily Beast

The last two presidential elections were gather-your-grandchildren-around-the-rocking-chair material.

From The Daily Beast

There was a very audible titter in the corner where three thoughtless young girls had squeezed themselves into one rocking-chair.

From Project Gutenberg

By this time the bent figure sitting in the rocking-chair, near the coffin began to show signs of life and whimper a little.

From Project Gutenberg

Finally, her labors over, she dusted an aged rocking-chair and sat down, fanning herself with her hat.

From Project Gutenberg

Presently she sat down on a Bentwood rocking-chair and swayed to and fro, aware of an ebbing of confidence.

From Project Gutenberg

The next moment her astonishment changed to anger, for there, in her best rocking-chair, sat a Green Monkey.

From Project Gutenberg