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Definition of ROCKING

Rocking
Rock Rock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rocked;p. pr. & vb. n. Rocking.] [AS. roccian; akin to Dan. rokke to move, to snake; cf. Icel. rukkja to pull, move, G. r["u]cken to move, push, pull.] 1. To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter. A rising earthquake rocked the ground. --Dryden. 2. To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet. ``Sleep rock thy brain.' --Shak. Note: Rock differs from shake, as denoting a slower, less violent, and more uniform motion, or larger movements. It differs from swing, which expresses a vibratory motion of something suspended.
Rocking
Rocking Rock"ing, a. Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used for rocking. Rocking shaft. (Mach.) See Rock shaft.

Meaning of ROCKING from wikipedia

- Look up rocking or rockin' in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rocking or Rockin may refer to: Rockin' (The Guess Who album) Rockin' (Frankie Laine album)...
- can fold. The word rocking chair comes from the verb to rock. The first known use of the term rocking chair was in 1766. Rocking chairs are often seen...
- A rocking horse is a child's toy, usually shaped like a horse and mounted on rockers similar to a rocking chair. There are two sorts, the one where the...
- erratics left by retreating glaciers. Natural rocking stones are found throughout the world. A few rocking stones might be man-made megaliths.[citation...
- Slack (1946); Wynonie Harris' "Good Rocking Tonight" (1948); Goree Carter's "Rock Awhile" (1949); Jimmy Preston's "Rock the Joint" (1949), also covered by...
- Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music...
- as rock music". The term is sometimes also used as synonymous with "rock music" and is defined as such in some dictionaries. The phrase "rocking and...
- "The Rocking Carol", also known as "Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep" and "Rocking", is an English Christmas carol by Percy Dearmer. It was translated from...
- 2023. "LMFAO Announces 'Party Rocking' North American Tour". Billboard. "Live: LMFAO Get The Prudential Center Party Rocking". Villagevoice.com. 2 July 2012...
- Party Rocking by LMFAO". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2011-09-08. "Sorry For Party Rocking". Metacritic. Bush, Josh. "Sorry for Party Rocking"....