knocking
noun
the sound or action of a knock, especially when sustained or repeated.
knockings
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pluralof knocking.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
In the early knockings, we have a breakaway.
From The Guardian ● May 24, 2018
In the late knockings of this Ashes series, the overall contest already lost, he may at last have found his place.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2013
Dominic West and Helena Bonham Carter play the luvvie pair in this portrait of the final knockings of Burton and Taylor's romance.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 27, 2013
Her knockings were made by a floorboard on a lever that she pressed with her foot.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
