rock out
phrasal verb
rocked out; rocking out; rocks out
informal
: to play music in a loud or energetic way
The band rocks out on their new album.
Examples of rock out in a Sentence
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Alice Cooper rocks out at AO Arena in Manchester, England on Oct. 17.
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
While our Cessna slowly taxied to one end of the gravel bar, Tim and the 206 pilot finished tossing some big rocks out of the way on the far end of the crude runway, which went all the way to water’s edge.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2024
Not many of your future gigs are going to involve world-class talents, caught in the preternatural bloom of youth, who happen to be equally, proficiently gifted in the areas of singing, songcraft, self-revelation and the fine art of rocking out.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
Keep your eyes peeled for some small mice scurrying by amid the close-ups of White rocking out and ample crowd shots.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 12 Sep. 2024
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Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
While our Cessna slowly taxied to one end of the gravel bar, Tim and the 206 pilot finished tossing some big rocks out of the way on the far end of the crude runway, which went all the way to water’s edge.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2024
Not many of your future gigs are going to involve world-class talents, caught in the preternatural bloom of youth, who happen to be equally, proficiently gifted in the areas of singing, songcraft, self-revelation and the fine art of rocking out.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
Keep your eyes peeled for some small mice scurrying by amid the close-ups of White rocking out and ample crowd shots.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Rock out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock%20out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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