rocking

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rock \Rock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rocked};p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Rocking}.] [AS. roccian; akin to Dan. rokke to move, to
   snake; cf. Icel. rukkja to pull, move, G. r["u]cken to move,
   push, pull.]
   1. To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting
      on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to
      cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter.
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            A rising earthquake rocked the ground. --Dryden.
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   2. To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking;
      to still; to quiet. "Sleep rock thy brain." --Shak.
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   Note: Rock differs from shake, as denoting a slower, less
         violent, and more uniform motion, or larger movements.
         It differs from swing, which expresses a vibratory
         motion of something suspended.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rocking \Rock"ing\, a.
   Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used
   for rocking.
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   {Rocking shaft}. (Mach.) See {Rock shaft}.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

25 Moby Thesaurus words for "rocking":
      appeasing, calming, careening, cradling, dangling, dreamy, drowsy,
      gentling, hushing, lulling, lurching, mollifying, pacifying,
      pitching, quietening, reeling, restful, rolling, soothful,
      soothing, stilling, swaying, swinging, tossing, tranquilizing