knock away

knock away (at something)

to continue to knock at something. The loose shutter kept knocking away at the side of the house. It knocked away all night, keeping me awake.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Adela	['ædilə]
Leocadius	-	Late Roman
Reza	-	Persian
Gresham	GRESH-əm	English (Rare)
Alanbrooke	['a:ləmbruk]
&Thorn;OrbjÖRn	-	Icelandic