rockingchair

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

rock•ing chair /ˈrɑkɪŋ ˌtʃɛr/  n. [countable]

1. a chair mounted on curved pieces of wood so that it can rock.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

rock′ing chair′, 

1. Furniture a chair mounted on rockers or springs so as to permit a person to rock back and forth while sitting. Also called rocker. 

• 1750–60, American.

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rocking chair noun

1. a chair set on curving supports so that the sitter may rock backwards and forwards