Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

come knocking

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
come -knock-ing
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To arrive unanticipated and uninvited.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

comes knocking (present, singular) coming knocking (participle, present) came knocking (past)

Phrases

opportunity comes knocking

Questions

What does come knocking mean?
To arrive unanticipated and uninvited.

How to pronounce come knocking

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