rocking

English

Etymology

rock +‎ -ing

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑkɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒkɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɒkɪŋ

Adjective

rocking (comparative more rocking, superlative most rocking)

1. Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth.
2. (informal) Excellent; great.

Translations

excellent, grand

• French: super (fr), génial (fr)

Verb

rocking

1. present participle and gerund of rock

Translations

rock music

• French: rockant (fr)

Noun

rocking (countable and uncountable, plural rockings)

1. 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.

2. The abrading of a copper plate with a rocker, preparatory to mezzotinting.
3. The motion by which the design on a steel mill is transferred to a copper cylinder.

Derived terms

(moving):

• rocking chair
• rocking horse
• rocking stone

other senses (unsorted)

• gray rocking
• grey rocking
• rocking beam
• rocking grate
• rocking pier
• rocking stool
• rocking tree

 

Further reading

• “rocking”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• rocking chair in Britannica Dictionary
• rocking horse in Britannica Dictionary

Anagrams

• corking