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- [pak-ing]
- /ˈpæk ɪŋ/
- /ˈpæk.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pak-ing]
- /ˈpæk ɪŋ/
Definitions of packing word
- noun packing a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack. 1
- noun packing a definite quantity or standard measure of something wrapped up or otherwise assembled for merchandising (sometimes used in combination): a pack of cigarettes; a six-pack of beer. 1
- noun packing the quantity of something that is packaged, canned, or the like, at one time, in one season, etc.: last year's salmon pack. 1
- noun packing a group of people or things: a pack of fools; a pack of lies. 1
- noun packing a group of certain animals of the same kind, especially predatory ones: a pack of wolves. 1
- noun packing Hunting. a number of hounds, especially foxhounds and beagles, regularly used together in a hunt. 1
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Origin of packing
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English pakking (gerund). See pack1, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Packing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
packing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
packing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for packing
adj packing
- armed — Someone who is armed is carrying a weapon, usually a gun.
noun packing
- bushing — an adaptor having ends of unequal diameters, often with internal screw threads, used to connect pipes of different sizes
- caulking — to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc.
- content — The contents of a container such as a bottle, box, or room are the things that are inside it.
- contents — everything that is inside a container
- cording — a type of corded material, esp when used as a decorative trimming
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