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My mom was always the supplier of soccer balls, and so people were always knocking on my door, and trying to get me out so we could play.
Freddy Adu

Meaning of "knocking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KNOCKING

knocking  [ˈnɒkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KNOCKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Knocking is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KNOCKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Knocking

Knocking may refer to: ▪ The act of knocking on a door ▪ Knocking, Austria, a city, subdivision of Erlauf in Austria ▪ Knocking, a documentary about Jehovah's Witnesses Knocking may also call to mind: ▪ Engine knocking, or the sound accompanying automotive combustion malfunction ▪ Port knocking, a covert method of opening a port on a server...

Definition of knocking in the English dictionary

The definition of knocking in the dictionary is sharp rapping with the knuckles, a hard object, etc, esp to capture attention. Other definition of knocking is the sound that an engine or bearing makes as a result of wear or faulty combustion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KNOCKING


beta-blocking
ˈbiːtəˌblɒkɪŋ
blocking
ˈblɒkɪŋ
bluestocking
ˈbluːˌstɒkɪŋ
docking
ˈdɒkɪŋ
frocking
ˈfrɒkɪŋ
locking
ˈlɒkɪŋ
mocking
ˈmɒkɪŋ
overclocking
ˌəʊvəˈklɒkɪŋ
rocking
ˈrɒkɪŋ
self-locking
ˌsɛlfˈlɒkɪŋ
self-mocking
ˌselfˈmɒkɪŋ
shocking
ˈʃɒkɪŋ
smocking
ˈsmɒkɪŋ
stocking
ˈstɒkɪŋ
tictocking
ˈtɪkˌtɒkɪŋ
twoccing
ˈtwɒkɪŋ
twocking
ˈtwɒkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KNOCKING

knock-knees
knock-on
knock-on effect
knock-out agreement
knock-up
knockabout
knockdown
knocked down
knocker
knockers
knocking copy
knocking-off time
knocking-shop
knockless
knockoff
knockout
knockout competition
knockout contest
knockout drops
knockwurst

WORDS THAT END LIKE KNOCKING

attacking
backing
booking
checking
clicking
cracking
decking
fucking
hacking
kicking
lacking
licking
packing
picking
stacking
sucking
ticking
tracking
trafficking
trucking
wrecking

Synonyms and antonyms of knocking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «KNOCKING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «knocking» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of knocking

Translation of «knocking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KNOCKING

Find out the translation of knocking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of knocking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «knocking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

llamar
570 millions of speakers

English

knocking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दस्तक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يطرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стучать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

batendo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঠক্ঠক্ শব্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cognement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengetuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

klopfen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ノッキング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngetokake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தட்டுகிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दार ठोठावणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vurma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colpi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pukanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стукати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χτυπήσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

knackar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

knocking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of knocking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KNOCKING»

The term «knocking» is very widely used and occupies the 18.783 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KNOCKING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about knocking

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10 QUOTES WITH «KNOCKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word knocking.
1
Freddy Adu
My mom was always the supplier of soccer balls, and so people were always knocking on my door, and trying to get me out so we could play.
2
Richard Avedon
Fashion is where I make my living. I'm not knocking it; it's a pleasure to make a living that way. Then there's the deeper pleasure of doing my portraits.
3
Ireland Baldwin
I imagine how hard it might be to walk down the runway. Me in heels is, like, deforesting the forest, knocking trees, completely 'timber!'
4
Fred Barnes
Obama specializes in knocking down straw men. 'I reject the view that says our problems will simply take care of themselves,' he said, implying that's the view of Republicans. It's the view of almost no one.
5
Dave Barry
Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face.
6
Ronald Biggs
I used to have a list of things from my school buddies of what kind of art material they wanted. I'd go up to the West End of London and spend the whole day knocking stuff off.
7
Rob Brown
I'm not opposed to anything. If an opportunity comes across, I'll answer the door if it comes knocking.
8
Pat Buckley
I believe that I am only at a beginning, only knocking at a door, and I believe that the best is yet to come.
9
Geezer Butler
Toward the later days of Sabbath, instead of going in and knocking out what songs we did in rehearsal, we would polish them to death.
10
Johnny Cash
That was the big thing when I was growing up, singing on the radio. The extent of my dream was to sing on the radio station in Memphis. Even when I got out of the Air Force in 1954, I came right back to Memphis and started knocking on doors at the radio station.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KNOCKING»

Discover the use of knocking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to knocking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death
Award-winning journalist Katy Butler was living thousands of miles from her aging parents when the call came: her beloved seventy-nine-year-old father had suffered a crippling stroke.
Katy Butler, 2014
2
Knocking on Heaven's Door: A New Testament Theology of ...
Offers a cohesive New Testament theology of petitionary prayer.
David Crump, 2006
3
Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific ...
Knocking on Heaven’s Door is an exhilarating and accessible overview of these developments and an impassioned argument for the significance of science. There could be no better guide than Lisa Randall.
Lisa Randall, 2011
4
KNOCKING AT OUR OWN DOOR: Milton A. Galamison and the ...
Knocking at Our Own Door chronicles the life of New York's preeminent but little-studied integrationist, Milton A. Galamison, and his controversial struggle to improve the lives of the city's most underprivileged children.
Clarence Taylor, 2013
5
Knocking on Heaven's Door: Six Minor Leaguers in Search of ...
A compelling account of life in baseball's minor leagues
Marty Dobrow, 2010
6
Knocking on Heaven's Door: American Religion in the Age of ...
Argues that the various aspects of the "counterculture" of the 1960s had a significant impact on American religious institutions.
Mark Oppenheimer, 2003
7
Knocking from Inside / Poems
"When Tiel says 'God' she means it, in all her various ways and fresh poetic stratagems, in these poems in which there are many strata, and in this book which contains many gems." - Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore
Tiel Aisha Ansari, 2008
8
Knocking Round the Rockies
Ernest Ingersoll first came to the West in 1874 as a member of Ferdinand V. Hayden's Geological Survey of the Territories.
Ernest Ingersoll, 1882
9
Knocking on the Door: The Federal Government's Attempt to ...
Knocking on the Door is the first book-length work to analyze federal involvement in residential segregation from Reconstruction to the present.
Christopher Bonastia, 2010
10
Somebody's Knocking at My Door: A Novel
Just exactly how much is her happiness is going to cost her? Told with Francis Ray’s trademark emotion and passion, Somebody’s Knocking at My Door is a powerful story of betrayal and forgiveness, love and healing.
Francis Ray, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KNOCKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term knocking is used in the context of the following news items.
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Donald Trump Booed for Knocking John McCain's War Hero Status …
Sign up for V.F.'s afternoon e-mail blast that will cover you for all kinds of evening conversations. It's super-easy, and it's on the house! «Vanity Fair, Jul 15»
2
Ryan Seacrest going knocking with new show | Albany Herald
Ryan Seacrest attends the world premiere Of ”Funny People” at Arclight Theaters In Hollywood on July 20, 2009. (Photo: David ... «The Albany Herald, Jul 15»
3
Neil Lawrence and my nan: death comes knocking twice
Neil Lawrence and my nan: death comes knocking twice. Share; Share via Email · Share on Google Plus · Post on facebook wall · Share on ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
4
Knocking Mockingbird off its perch - The Globe and Mail
Whether or not, as her publishers insist, Harper Lee consented to the publication of Go Set a Watchman, reading it still feels like scrolling ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
5
Police Arrest Man On Suspicion Of Knocking Over Girls' Lemonade …
An 18-year-old California man was arrested on suspicion of knocking over two teens' lemonade stand, both literally and figuratively, reports the ... «The Consumerist, Jul 15»
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"Knocking out Hunger" event helps feed thousands in the area …
JACKSON, Tenn.-One area organization teams up with the Regional Interfaith Association to help feed thousands of families here in the Hub ... «WBBJ-TV, Jul 15»
7
Neil Lawrence and my nan: death comes knocking twice | afr.com
Our columnist Joe Aston has been in London waiting for bad news from home, but on Wednesday he got more than he bargained for. NaN of. «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
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Police, residents say a suspicious person is knocking on doors in …
OUACHITA PARISH, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Imagine - a knock on the door. You answer it and a stranger tells you he's with your security ... «Knoe.com, Jul 15»
9
Golf Notebook: Siegfried has been knocking on the door all summer
Max Siegfried tees off during Monday's Jock MacKenzie Memorial Tournament at Sandy Run C.C. Siegfried lost the Jock MacKenzie in a ... «The Delaware County Daily Times, Jul 15»
10
US police officer sued for $500,000 after knocking out handcuffed …
A teenager had her front tooth knocked out when a police officer threw her onto the floor while she was handcuffed in hospital. Alexis Acker ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

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