rocking vs upheaval

rocking

noun
  • The motion of something that rocks. 

  • The abrading of a copper plate with a rocker, preparatory to mezzotinting. 

  • The motion by which the design on a steel mill is transferred to a copper cylinder. 

adj
  • Excellent; great. 

  • Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth. 

upheaval

noun
  • The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust. 

  • Disruptive change, from one state to another. 

  • A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion. 

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