rocking stone

rock stone

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rok stohn]
- /rɒk stoʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rok stohn]
- /rɒk stoʊn/

Definitions of rocking stone words

noun rocking stone any fairly large rock so situated on its base that slight forces can cause it to move or sway. 1
noun rocking stone a boulder so delicately poised that it can be rocked 0

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Origin of rocking stone

First appearance:

before 1730

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1730-40

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Parts of speech for Rocking stone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rocking stone

rocking stone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rocking stone usage trend in Literature

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