Meanings
adjectiverocking (comparative more rocking, superlative most rocking)
comparative more rocking · superlative most rocking
- Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rock
nounrocking (countable and uncountable, plural rockings)
plural rockings
- countableuncountableThe 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 - countableuncountableThe abrading of a copper plate with a rocker, preparatory to mezzotinting.
- countableuncountableThe motion by which the design on a steel mill is transferred to a copper cylinder.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
French super, génial
- superexcellent, grand
- génialexcellent, grand
- rockantrock music
Spanish mecedura
- mecedurathe motion of something that rocks
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APA
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“rocking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rocking. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rocking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rocking.
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