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.
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In the blue-tinged video, Deveraux could be seen dancing back and forth, dropping to the ground for a split and break-dancing while his dad rocked out on stage.
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Kayla Grant, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
And if those predictions are revised for the worse, there’s already plenty of agencies readying plans to knock problematic space rocks out of Earth’s path.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
Image As a teen, Mr. Zafra and his grandfather picked rocks out of the fields where data centers now stand.
—Jovelle Tamayo, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Sink has a punk look and can also be seen in the trailer rocking out on a makeshift, DIY guitar in front of a band of masked horn players.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
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Kayla Grant, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
And if those predictions are revised for the worse, there’s already plenty of agencies readying plans to knock problematic space rocks out of Earth’s path.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
Image As a teen, Mr. Zafra and his grandfather picked rocks out of the fields where data centers now stand.
—Jovelle Tamayo, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Sink has a punk look and can also be seen in the trailer rocking out on a makeshift, DIY guitar in front of a band of masked horn players.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rock out
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“Rock out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock%20out. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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