knockings
Repeated rapping noises
Knockings is the plural of knocking—repeated sounds of something striking a surface.
The word often appears in contexts of mysterious or unexplained noises: strange knockings in the walls, the knockings grew louder at midnight.
In folklore and ghost stories, knockings frequently signal supernatural presence.
Fearful anticipation of harm
- eerieDisturbingly strange
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
poltergeist · séance · supernatural · paranormal · mysterious · sinister · creepy · spooky
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- tempoRate of musical performance
- pulseArterial blood throb
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
syncopation · meter · drumming · percussion · groove · timing · repetition · sequence
Rhythmic vocal delivery
- tappingRepeated light striking
- thumpingHeavy, dull beating
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- hammeringStriking repeatedly with force
banging · thudding · rattling · drumming · beating · clattering · clunking · bumping
Continuing without pause
- incessantNever pausing or stopping
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
insistent · continuous · unabated · recurring · repeated · steady · ceaseless · nonstop
Alert about danger
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- visitorShort-term guest
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- announcementPublic declaration of information
notification · attention · summons · doorbell · caller · entrance · unexpected · interruption
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
spectral · poltergeist · séance · supernatural · paranormal · mysterious · sinister · creepy · spooky · macabre
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
pattern · syncopation · meter · drumming · percussion · groove · timing · repetition · sequence · measure
rapping
Rhythmic vocal delivery
hammering · banging · thudding · rattling · drumming · beating · clattering · clunking · bumping · striking
relentless
Continuing without pause
- incessantNever pausing or stopping
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
repetitive · insistent · continuous · unabated · recurring · repeated · steady · ceaseless · nonstop · unending
warning
Alert about danger
announcement · notification · attention · summons · doorbell · caller · entrance · unexpected · interruption · response
- spiritualismseance, mediumship, seances, medium, channeling
- seancesseance, medium, mediums, channeling, planchette
knockingssilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · stillness · hush · soundlessness · muteness
knockingsignoring
Deliberately not noticing
disregard · silence · passing by · avoidance · sneaking
knockingsstillness
Complete lack of motion
inactivity · motionlessness · quiescence · repose · rest
- knocking overCausing to topple
- knocking outCausing sudden unconsciousness
- knocking on woodSuperstitious protective gesture
- knocking downCausing to collapse
- knocking offCeasing an activity
- knocking upMaking someone with child