rocking
rocking · rockings
The motion of something that rocksThe motion of something that rocks.
UK/ˈɹɒkɪŋ/US/ˈɹɑkɪŋ/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The motion of something that rocks.
(countable, uncountable)The abrading of a copper plate with a rocker, preparatory to mezzotinting.
(countable, uncountable)The motion by which the design on a steel mill is transferred to a copper cylinder.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From rock + -ing.From rock + -ing.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: rockingsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.