knock-knee
noun
inward curvature of the legs, causing the knees to knock together in walking.
knock-kneed
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a word derived from
knock-knee.
Example Sentences
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Pattinson has incredible physical control over both 17’s slack-jawed, knock-kneed cartoon and his identical opposite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
The tower would appear to float one floor above the pavement, which is to say it would become knock-kneed and top-heavy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2017
It’s euphoric, slightly arch, clever pop and Palomo is an enjoyably daft presence with his knock-kneed Matt Bianco dance moves and luxuriantly cascading fringe.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2016
It belonged to this scrawny, knock-kneed eighth grader who had tagged along with his older brother, who was eating all the slices and dominating all the conversations and somehow, it seemed, doing both at once.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2014
She felt as though she had come once more to a wholly new country, where certain heavy girls dragged their feet, almost knock-kneed.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
