knuckling
Grinding with fists
Knuckling is walking or standing with the knuckles or top of the foot touching the ground rather than the sole—a gait abnormality in animals, especially horses and dogs, often indicating neurological problems or weakness.
In humans, knuckling refers to pressing or rubbing with the knuckles: She was knuckling her eyes.
To be knuckling down is to apply oneself seriously to a task; to be knuckling under is to submit or yield.
Bones of fingers, toes
- metacarpalsBones connecting wrist to fingers
- jointShared by multiple parties
- flexionDecreasing a joint angle
- extensionAdded part or duration
cartilage · ligament · tendon · synovial · articulation · cracking · popping · arthritis
Striker marble in games
Requiring immediate attention
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- diggingRemoving earth below
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
- kneadingManual dough development
friction · rubbing · compression · force · deep tissue · trigger point · pressure point · bearing down
Large domesticated hoofed mammals
- dogsDomesticated barking mammals
- draggingPulling with effort
- pawAnimal's clawed foot
- hoofHorny foot covering
neurological · weakness · proprioception · veterinary · lameness · carpal · fetlock · scraping
phalanges
Bones of fingers, toes
- metacarpalsBones connecting wrist to fingers
- jointShared by multiple parties
- flexionDecreasing a joint angle
extension · cartilage · ligament · tendon · synovial · articulation · cracking · popping · arthritis · inflammation
taw
Striker marble in games
aim · ringers · keepsies · lagging · playing for keeps
pressing
Requiring immediate attention
kneading · friction · rubbing · compression · force · deep tissue · trigger point · pressure point · bearing down · leaning
horses
Large domesticated hoofed mammals
hoof · neurological · weakness · proprioception · veterinary · lameness · carpal · fetlock · scraping · stumbling
yield
Produce or relinquish
- capitulateYield under pressure
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- concedeAdmit something reluctantly
defer · comply · succumb · relent · cave · give in · buckle · back down · fold · submit
pitch
Frequency of sound
unpredictable · catcher · floater · dancing · spin · release
knucklingresisting
Actively opposing pressure
defying · rebelling · holding out · refusing · opposing
knucklingslacking
Avoiding effort deliberately
goofing off · coasting · procrastinating · shirking · loafing
- knuckling downFocusing with determination
- knuckling underYielding to demands
knuckle, knuckles, knucklehead, knuckled, knuckleheads, knuckle under, knuckleball, knucklebones, knucklebone