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rocking

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verb

present participle of rock
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as in wobbling
to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side the drunk rocked on his heels for a moment and then fell flat on his back

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“Rocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocking. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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