Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knock knock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: knock- -knock
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Alternative form of knock-knock.

noun

Alternative form of knock-knock.

verb

To knock; to make a knocking sound.

Informal

Example Sentences

"There's a knock knock at the door."
"To repeat: I’m not even kidding. When it comes to the matter of manners and to raising an arm to extend a courtesy, a knock knock is not a joke."
"That's a bit irresponsible, Mat? Being on this show while your fiancée is sitting at home getting 'knock knocks' from the Australian Border Force?"

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

knock knocks (plural) knock knocks (present, singular) knock knocking (participle, present) knock knocked (participle, past) knock knocked (past)

Questions

What does knock knock mean?: Alternative form of knock-knock.

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