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rocking

/ˈɹɑkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
rock-ing
IPA
/ˈɹɑkɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth.

adj

Excellent; great.

Informal

verb

present participle and gerund of rock

noun

The motion of something that rocks.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The abrading of a copper plate with a rocker, preparatory to mezzotinting.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The motion by which the design on a steel mill is transferred to a copper cylinder.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From rock + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹɑkɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈɹɒkɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more rocking (comparative) most rocking (superlative) rockings (plural)

Derived Forms

rockingly

Phrases

rocking chair rocking horse rocking stone gray rocking grey rocking rocking beam rocking grate rocking pier

Rhymes With

blocking shocking knocking locking mocking stocking docking unlocking clocking flocking hocking restocking

Questions

How do you pronounce rocking?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɑkɪŋ/.
What does rocking mean?
Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth.
Where does rocking come from?
From rock + -ing.

How to pronounce rocking

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈɹɑkɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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