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Knocking

//ˈnɑkɪŋ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    An act in which something is knocked on, or the sound thus produced

    "These strange openings and closings and knockings were warnings and reminders from the spirits who attend the dying."

  2. 2
    the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing) wordnet
  3. 3
    A repetitive ping, knock, or similar sound coming from an engine in which there are repeated uncontrolled explosions in the combustion chamber.

    "Sir―I was greatly interested in a short article in The Motor Cycle on the subject of engine knocking."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of knock form-of, gerund, participle, present

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