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The correct spelling is clocking.

How to pronounce clocking

verb

Say it like: Clo-kin-g

The correct spelling is clocking. To measure the duration of. For example: "He was clocked at 155 miles per hour."

Usage Examples

He was clocked at 155 miles per hour.

When the boxer let down his guard, his opponent clocked him.

A trans person may be able to easily clock other trans people.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To measure the duration of.
  2. 2.To measure the speed of.
  3. 3.To hit (someone) heavily.
  4. 4.To take notice of; to realise; to recognize someone or something
  5. 5.To falsify the reading of the odometer of a vehicle.

noun

  1. 1.A time measurement made according to a clock.

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