rock out

phrasal verb

rocked out; rocking out; rocks out
informal
: to play music in a loud or energetic way
The band rocks out on their new album.

Examples of rock out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt rock out on stage at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona on March 19. Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024 Max Bernstein rocks out on the guitar, keyboards and pedal steel, which is a steel guitar with pedals and knee levers. Bryan West, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024 For the grand finale, the Kens rocked out with Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen as the audience showed their love. Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024 Catch a show, or spend the evening rocking out in one of the city's many historic live music venues like Cain's Ballroom. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024 Rounding out the trip was the Moschino show, for which Kylie rocked out a sleek black suit consisting of blazer with velvet labels. Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024 Not many of your future gigs are going to involve world-class talents, caught in the preternatural bloom of youth, who happen to be equally, proficiently gifted in the areas of singing, songcraft, self-revelation and the fine art of rocking out. Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Feb. 2024 Olivia Rodrigo rocked out on a purple guitar and floated across the room on a giant moon at the opening show on her GUTS arena tour last night (Feb. 23) at Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, Ca. Spin Staff, SPIN, 24 Feb. 2024 Instead, the band was initially disguised along with Fallon as run-of-the-mill subway buskers rocking out for spare change. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024

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“Rock out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock%20out. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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