knocking
/ˈnɑkɪŋ/ noun A2- An act in which something is knocked on, or the sound thus produced
- A repetitive ping, knock, or similar sound coming from an engine in which there are repeated uncontrolled explosions in the combustion chamber.
Plural knockings
From the library
By knocking on the window, call
It seemed an hour to her before Diana came rushing along the hall and burst into the room without even knocking, so great was her excitement.
She went in without knocking, and hurried upstairs, in great fear lest she should meet the real Mary Ann, and be turned out of the house before she had found the fan and gloves.
“There’s no sort of use in knocking,” said the Footman, “and that for two reasons.
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