knuckle
noun
a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
will knuckle
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future tenseof knuckle.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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We will knuckle down and get going again.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2024
But whether the governor will knuckle under is anyone’s guess.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2018
They will not want their Ashes prospects to be damaged by Warner and I'm sure they will knuckle down and work all the harder to overcome it.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2013
Sachin Tendulkar is a guy you don't want to chat to period, because he will knuckle down, same as Brian Lara.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2010
You take my word for it, Miss—the word of Captain Hercules Getty—the Britisher will knuckle under to that rag.
From The Northern Iron by George A. Birmingham
