Definitions For Knocking

noun

• The sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
• A hard, sharp hit
• The sound made by a hard hit
• An experience that makes you less confident or successful for a period of time : a difficult or painful experience

verb

• To hit something (such as a door) with the knuckles of your hand or with a hard object (such as a knocker) in order to get people's attention
• To hit (something or someone) in a forceful way
• To touch or hit someone or something in a way that is not planned or intended