rocking
Adjective
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Adjective
rocking
- Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth.
- (informal) Excellent; great.
- present participle of rock#English|rock
- French: rockant
rocking
- The motion of something that rocks.
- 1823, John Wesley, Charles Bonnet, Louis Dutens, A survey of the wisdom of God in the creation (page 181)
- Every part of a tree will not do for this purpose, as some branches may not be sufficiently forked; others may not be sufficiently strong; and others may be too much exposed to the rockings of the wind.
- 1823, John Wesley, Charles Bonnet, Louis Dutens, A survey of the wisdom of God in the creation (page 181)
- The abrading of a copper plate with a rocker, preparatory to mezzotinting.
- The motion by which the design on a steel mill is transferred to a copper cylinder.
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