knocking (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *knocking*:
NOUN	event	knocking, knock	the sound of knocking / knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)

knocking > pronunciation
Sounds	naa'kihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *knocking*: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning	The sound of knocking / knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing).
Example	"the knocking grew louder"
Synonym	knock
Broader	sound	The sudden occurrence of an audible event
Spanish	golpeo, golpeteo, llamada
Catalan	cop, pic, truc, tust
Verbs	knock	rap with the knuckles
Verbs	knock	sound like a car engine that is firing too early

HyperDic: knocking