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knuckled

SayNUK-uhld/ˈnʌkəld/

2 meanings of knuckled

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of knuckle. Use this form for something that already happened.

    She finally knuckled down and finished the whole report in one night.

    The workers knuckled under to the new rules after weeks of arguing.

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  2. 2
    adjectivein compounds
    Having knuckles of a certain kind, like big or bony ones.

    The boxer's knuckled fists were scarred from years of fighting.

    Her grandmother's knuckled fingers still moved quickly over the piano keys.

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knuckled is a form of knuckle

knuckle, verb: To hit someone hard with your fist. Full entry

Forms
knuckleknuckles he/she/itknuckling -ing formknuckled past tense, past participle
Spelling
knuckle → knuckled: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origin

It comes from the word "knuckle" plus the ending "-ed".