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knuckling

verb
SayNUK-ling/ˈnʌklɪŋ/

1 meaning of knuckling

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of knuckle.

    The whole team is knuckling down to meet Friday's deadline.

    Knuckling under to investor demands, the founder reluctantly changed course.

    Note

    One -ing form carries every meaning of knuckle, from the literal to the figurative. As a gerund it names the act: knuckling a sore shoulder, or a jumper knuckling the curve of a slope after leaving a ramp. As a participle it builds progressives and phrases like knuckling under, for yielding. Watch the object. Knuckling someone, slang for striking them, takes one, while knuckling under takes none.

knuckling is a form of knuckle

knuckle, verb: To strike or punch someone. Full entry

Forms
knuckleknuckles he/she/itknuckling -ing formknuckled past tense, past participle
Spelling
knuckle → knuckling: drop the e, add -ing

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