to rock
- verb
- /rɑk/
- Ask children to sing some of their favorite lullabies while rocking stuffed animals or pretending to rock babies.
- rock back and forth
- rock the baby
- a rocking chair
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Watch on YouTubeSo now you have this big square camera bump that doesn't rock side to side on a table.
- So now you have this big square camera bump that doesn't rock side to side on a table.
- In other words, I've found this in some patients that as you rock back, your hip should just flex.
Examples
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Then if you disturb them, they rock back and forth.
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My body began to feel like it was rocking left and right.
Academic text (2010) -
Remember, try not to rock too much.
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No, I'm just going to rock for a while.
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I hold him tight, then I put him in his basket and rock him all night.
Fiction book (1990) -
Vivian didn't follow but stayed on the porch, rocking comfortably and watching the car.
Fiction book (1990) -
Just about now, Sister would be rocking her baby girl, and Queenie would be cooking eggplant Parmesan.
Fiction book (1990) -
When the baby was upset, she gently rocked him back to sleep.
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To help her relax, he would rock her in his arms while singing softly.
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The children were rocking back and forth on the swings at the playground.
Synonyms
To move slowly from side to side in a gentle rhythm
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To reach the lowest point in your life before you begin to get better
- Offensive
To play or enjoy music very loudly and with wild energy
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A type of popular music from the 1950s with a strong beat and electric guitars
Rock music from the late 1960s to the 1980s that remains popular and influential
A large boulder on the shore of Plymouth, Massachusetts said to be where Pilgrims landed in 1620
- Specialized
A hard rock made when hot melted rock cools on or near the Earth's surface
A person who goes up steep rocks or artificial walls using hands and feet for sport
A city in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River known for its Union prison during the Civil War
A large rock at Spain's south tip that belongs to Britain and controls access to the Mediterranean
A style of rock music with unusual sounds from jazz and classical, meant for listening not dancing
- Archaic
A 1960s rock style with long guitar solos and unusual sounds often linked to drug use
- NSFW
Rock music from the 1960s with unusual sounds and effects that suggest drug experiences
- Specialized
A clear, colorless mineral used to make lenses and in some electronics
A desert in northwestern Nevada with a large flat dry lakebed and an annual arts festival
- Specialized
Small pieces of rock made by crushing larger stones and used for paths and building
A wild grey pigeon with black stripes on its wings that many domestic pigeons come from
- UK
A small firm white fish like dogfish that is often sold in British fish and chip shops
A venomous snake that lives among rocks in the southwestern United States and Mexico
- US
A freshwater fish in North America that lives in shallow, rocky water and people catch for food or sport
- Specialized
A hard dark rock formed by volcanoes that people use to build roads and buildings
- US
A large North American tree with hard wood used for furniture and sap used to make syrup
- South African
A small animal that eats plants and lives on rocks in Africa and the Middle East
- Specialized
A light, fluffy material made from melted rock used to keep buildings warm and safe from fire
- Specialized
A sickness you catch from sick animals, meat, or milk that causes fever and headache
- Specialized
Gear used for climbing rocks, like ropes, safety belts, metal clips, and helmets
A small evergreen shrub with pretty pink or white flowers and scented leaves that grows in dry sunny places
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Etymology
Rock as a verb comes from the idea of 'to move back and forth', like a rocking chair, so to rock is to move gently or swing to and fro.