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knack

/næk/ verb C2
  1. To speak affectedly.

He/she/it knacks · Past knacked · Past participle knacked · -ing form knacking

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Verb forms

Base form
knack
He/she/it
knacks
Past
knacked
Past participle
knacked
-ing form
knacking

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And if it isn’t carried in just a certain way the handle pulls out--so I’d better keep it because I know the exact knack of it.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 16 · C1
Diana did Anne’s front hair in the new pompadour style and Anne tied Diana’s bows with the especial knack she possessed; and they experimented with at least half a dozen different ways of arranging their back hair.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 148 · C1
Evans’s, you know, for she is a professional, and I’m only a schoolgirl, with a little knack of reciting.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 286 · C1

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