knocking

The word “knocking” has 2 syllables: knock-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈnɑkɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for knocking?

In the thesaurus, “knocking” has 197 synonyms and 11 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for knocking along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for knocking

admonishing
assailing
attacking
bad-mouthing
banging
bashing
battering
batting
beaning
beating
beefing
belittling
bellyaching
belting
berating
biffing
bitching
blaming
blasting
bludgeoning
bobbing
bonking
bopping
bouncing
boxing
braining
brushing
buffeting
bulldozing
bumping
bunging
bunting
busting
butting
caning
caroming
carping
castigating
caviling
cavilling
censuring
chiding
chopping
clapping
clipping
clobbering
clocking
clouting
clubbing
clunking
colliding
complaining
condemning
conking
contacting
crabbing
cracking
crashing
creaming
criticizing
croaking
crucifying
cudgeling
cudgelling
cuffing
decking
decrying
denouncing
deriding
discommending
disparaging
dispraising
dissing
drubbing
dumping
excoriating
faulting
felling
flailing
flaying
flicking
flogging
flooring
fussing
gibbeting
glancing
grazing
griping
grousing
growling
grumbling
hammering
hanging one on
hitting
impacting
impinging
jabbing
jostling
keelhauling
kicking
kissing
kneeing
knocking down
kvetching
lacing
lambasting
landing
lashing
leveling
levelling
licking
mangling
mauling
moaning
murmuring
muscling
muttering
nailing
niggling
nudging
panning
pasting
pelting
peppering
pillorying
poking
pommeling
pommelling
pounding
pressing
prodding
pummeling
pummelling
punching
pushing
putting down
quibbling
rabbit-punching
ramming
rapping
rebounding
rebuking
reprehending
reprimanding
reproaching
reproving
ricocheting
ricochetting
roughing
sapping
scolding
scraping
scuffing
shaving
shoving
skewering
skimming
skipping
skulling
slagging
slamming
slapping
slashing
sledgehammering
sledging
slogging
slugging
smacking
smashing
smiting
socking
spearing
stabbing
stamping
striking
stroking
sucker punching
swatting
sweeping
swiping
switching
tagging
taking to task
tapping
thrashing
thudding
thumping
thwacking
touching
tweaking
upbraiding
walloping
whacking
whaling
whining
whipping
zapping

Antonyms for knocking

approving
commending
endorsing
extolling
indorsing
lauding
missing
praising
recommending
sanctioning
skirting

Meanings of knocking

verb
1. To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.
2. To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.
3. To kick a ball towards another player; to pass.
4. To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.
5. To bump or impact.
6. To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
noun
1. An act in which something is knocked on, or the sound thus produced.

Example Sentences

I heard someone knocking on the door late last night.
She kept knocking until someone finally answered.
The sound of knocking echoed through the empty hallway.
He was knocking on the window to get their attention.
They heard knocking from the basement but found no one there.

On this page you'll find 208 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to knocking, such as: admonishing, approving, assailing, attacking, bad-mouthing, banging, bashing.

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