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rocking en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɹɑkɪŋ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɹɒkɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From rock + -ing.

Meanings

  1. Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth.
  2. (informal) Excellent; great.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most rocking Degree=Sup lexicographic
more rocking Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

rockingly

Translations (3)

fr génial (excellent, grand) · mr रॉकिंग (excellent, grand) · fr super (excellent, grand)

rocking en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɹɑkɪŋ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɹɒkɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From rock + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The motion of something that rocks.
    • Every part of a tree will not do for this purpose, as some branches may not be sufficiently forked; others may not be sufficiently strong; and others may be too much exposed to the rockings of the wind. 1823, John Wesley, Charles Bonnet, Louis Dutens, A survey of the wisdom of God in the creation, page 181:
  2. (countable, uncountable) The abrading of a copper plate with a rocker, preparatory to mezzotinting.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The motion by which the design on a steel mill is transferred to a copper cylinder.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
rockings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

rocking chair · rocking pier (other senses (unsorted)) · rocking beam (other senses (unsorted)) · rocking horse · rocking stool (other senses (unsorted)) · grey rocking (other senses (unsorted)) · rocking stone · rocking grate (other senses (unsorted)) · gray rocking (other senses (unsorted)) · rocking tree (other senses (unsorted))

Translations (1)

es mecedura (the motion of something that rocks)

rocking en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɹɑkɪŋ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɹɒkɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From rock + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of rock
    form of rock

Translations (1)

fr rockant (rock music)