Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knocking on wood

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
knock-ing on -wood
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of knock on wood

Questions

What does knocking on wood mean?
present participle and gerund of knock on wood

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