rocking chair

noun

: a chair mounted on rockers

Examples of rocking chair in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Every cottage has a patio out front with rocking chairs (some are more private than others), a small but well-equipped kitchen, cable TV, complimentary Wi-Fi, and daily housekeeping. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Like Cracker Barrel has that over-the-top, country-kitschy look, with the rocking chairs and the things on the wall. — Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2026

Few things are more relaxing than enjoying the outdoors in a rocking chair (doing that with a side of leaf peeping just puts a cherry on top). — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026

He was slumped in the rocking chair in the corner of the room, fast asleep. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1766, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rocking chair

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• dinnerware
• disrepair
• doctrinaire
• earthenware
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• frigidaire
• kitchenware

Kids Definition

rocking chair

noun

: a chair mounted on rockers