Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sacking

/sˈækɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
sack-ing
IPA
/sˈækɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks).

Uncountable

noun

Firing or termination of an employee.

Countable

verb

present participle and gerund of sack

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

sackings (plural)

Derived Forms

hopsacking

Synonyms

dismissal dismission discharge firing liberation release sack bagging

Rhymes With

attacking tracking backing lacking packing cracking hacking stacking racking nerve-racking smacking jacking

Questions

How do you pronounce sacking?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈækɪŋ/.
What does sacking mean?
Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks).

How to pronounce sacking

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