knuckle
noun
a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
are knuckling
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present progressiveof knuckle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Which is why the on-demand companies are knuckling down now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2016
“You never know if those balls are knuckling or not. … He’s been outstanding, as solid as can be,” Cash said.
From Washington Times ● May 16, 2015
That we are knuckling down to a lot of ragamuffins.
From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Abraham Cahan
