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Punishment On The Knuckles Crossword Clue

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noun

• a reproach for some lapse or misdeed

• a gentle blow

• the sound made by a gentle blow

• voluble conversation

• genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged

• the act of hitting vigorously

verb

• strike sharply

• make light, repeated taps on a surface

• perform rap music

• talk volubly

28%9 A form of punishment where the knuckles are struck
noun

• a joint of a finger when the fist is closed

verb

• press or rub with the knuckles

• shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground

28%6 Playful rub with the knuckles
noun

• An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.

verb

• To perform a noogie on.

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New York Times09 Sep 2012 Down 7
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