American English pronunciation

How to pronounce knuckle

IPA transcription: ['nʌkəl]

Hear “knuckle” pronounced

['nʌkəl]

Quality: 0.63

['nʌkəl]

Quality: 0.62

['nʌkəl]

Quality: 0.96

Noun

  • a joint of a finger when the fist is closed

Verb

  • press or rub with the knuckles

  • shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground

Usage examples

  • Bare-knuckle boxing fights were held at Smitham Bottom.
  • To rap one's knuckles to clip one's wings
  • However, as the series progresses, he is increasingly portrayed as somewhat knuckle-headed.
  • To rap one's knuckles to clip one's wings.
  • Ritual washing up to the knuckles is permitted.
  • Fights under these rules were often contested with bare knuckles.
  • To rap one's knuckles to clip one's wings.
  • I now have a tan that ends abruptly at my knuckles where they were curled over my handlebars.
  • Some hilts featured a thin knuckle-bow to protect the fingers.
  • I now have a tan that ends abruptly at my knuckles where they were curled over my handlebars.