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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
An act in which something is knocked on, or the sound thus produced
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A repetitive ping, knock, or similar sound coming from an engine in which there are repeated uncontrolled explosions in the combustion chamber.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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verb
present participle and gerund of knock
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: knock
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sound
History
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Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
