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Meanings of knocking in English

Portuguese
batida
Catalan
tust
Spanish
llamada

The sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)

batida
Synonyms
Examples for "knock"
Examples for "knock"
1
Its Stafford government loans, for example, knock points off the interest rate.
Reuters
2
One positive result is likely to have a very positive knock-on effect!
The South African
3
The knock-on effects are seen in children's education, unemployment and financial losses.
The Guardian
4
The major knock-on effect has been that social media is more available.
BBC
5
The insistence that had been in the knock spoke in the voice.
Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
Usage of knocking in English
1
The recent recession has played its part in knocking the buyers' market.
The South African
2
But that Sunday morning the caller kept right on knocking, thirty-five times.
Pinball, 1973
3
Jagr released a blast of frigid power, knocking the charging animals backwards.
Darkness unleashed
4
Then common colds started knocking him down for weeks at a time.
Radio NZ
5
Despite playing in Europe, Freiburg were powerless when larger clubs came knocking.
The Guardian
6
When do we start knocking on his door and asking who's home?'
A quiet vendetta
7
It was a case of knocking repeatedly on the door, he said.
The South African
8
Of course she was knocking herself out to be nice to me.
The big bite
9
Early in the morning a soldier entered, without knocking or asking leave.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
10
We can't seek out help from strangers by knocking on unknown doors.
Ebony
11
The press officer is knocking on the door for the second time.
The Guardian
12
Shouts were heard in the distance, and the noise of loud knocking.
Banzai! by Parabellum
13
The men were knocking a hole in the boat that floated them.
A Poor Wise Man
14
There was a padlock knocking in the wind on the flimsy door.
The Ordeal: A Mountain Romance of Tennessee
15
He lumbered forward, knocking guards out of his way as he went.
Iron Man
16
Lugh took a moment before knocking on the door one final time.
The Irish Times
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Translations for knocking
Portuguese
batidabatidas
Spanish
llamada
Knocking through the time
Knocking across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Australia
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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