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English
Etymology
rock + -ing
Pronunciation
Adjective
rocking (comparative more rocking, superlative most rocking)
- Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth.
- (informal) Excellent; great.
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Verb
rocking
- present participle and gerund of rock
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Noun
rocking (countable and uncountable, plural rockings)
- The motion of something that rocks.
1823, John Wesley, Charles Bonnet, Louis Dutens, A survey of the wisdom of God in the creation, page 181: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.
- The abrading of a copper plate with a rocker, preparatory to mezzotinting.
- The motion by which the design on a steel mill is transferred to a copper cylinder.
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