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• present participle of knock.

knocking

American  

[nahk-ing] / ˈnɑk ɪŋ /

noun

• knockings
  plural

1. the sound or action of a knock, especially when sustained or repeated.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• knockings
  plural

Example Sentences

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knocking knockings

If cats get bored, they might redirect toward knocking things over, tearing up the carpet or biting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Gantry cranes were washed away, silt and boulders jammed the headworks, and floodwaters entered the power house, knocking the plant offline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Hurricane Lowell lashed Hawaii with damaging winds, heavy rainfall and powerful floods, knocking out power for 91 percent of a western island as it pushed out further into the Pacific on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Industry body the Environmental Services Association said this year's closures had ended up "knocking out capacity suddenly" and executive director Jacob Hayler said:

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

But it was not the ruler of all Egypt, nor any other long-dead person knocking on the door.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

If you are asking him to run the week, to run the camp and to be the leader, then when it is proper knockings you need your best leaders on the pitch.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024

Championship: With the game approaching its knockings, it’s 1-1 between Bristol City and Fulham at Ashton Gate.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 7, 2020

His political activism was forged in a childhood spent along the campaign trail — pancake breakfasts and endless door knockings.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2018

The match is entering its knockings and we’ve yet to see either team score more than a one.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2018

The doctors printed their conclusion in the Buffalo Medical Journal, “The Rochester knockings emanate from the knee joint.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock