rocking
/ˈɹɑkɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
rocking is spelled R-O-C-K-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, rocking means “Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rocking?
| Letters | 7: R-O-C-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.2 times per million words; the 10,843rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is rocking?
Rocking appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce rocking?
- US /ˈɹɑkɪŋ/
- UK /ˈɹɒkɪŋ/
Rocking has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-rocking.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rocking?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as rocking from its last stressed vowel (/ɑkɪŋ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: corking.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of rocking
- more rocking comparative
- most rocking superlative
- rockings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rocking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth.
- 2
informalExcellent; great.
noun
- 1
The motion of something that rocks.
- 2
The abrading of a copper plate with a rocker, preparatory to mezzotinting.
- 3
The motion by which the design on a steel mill is transferred to a copper cylinder.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of rock
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rocking in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does rocking come from?
From rock + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).