Rocking
/ˈrɑː.kɪŋ/noun
Present participle of rock; moving back and forth or swaying, or enjoying music with strong rhythmic energy.
Did you know?The English verb rock developed from a Germanic base meaning “to move to and fro,” and its history is separate from the stone word rock, even though the two later collided in spelling and sound.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*rukjaną
“to rock, move to and fro”
Old English
OE
roccian
“to rock, sway, shake”
Middle English
ME
rokken
“to rock, sway”
Modern English
English
rock
“to move gently back and forth”
Modern English
English
rocking
“moving back and forth; swaying; performing with strong rhythmic energy”