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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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
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
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
