Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

send someone packing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: send -some-one -pack-ing
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To expel, eject, or dismiss someone; to send away, chase off, or force out; (from a job or employment position) to fire.

Informal

Example Sentences

"[T]he parliament, to their immortal honour, presently sent him packing."
"Two ladies called one day, pale and anxious, and begged earnestly, humbly, to be allowed to see Mr. Moore one instant: Mrs. Yorke hardened her heart, and sent them packing,—not without opprobrium."
""Monsieur, you and yours are not for me. Seek elsewhere." . . . "You send me packing!" he blurted out, getting red in the face."
"Sinkfield reduced his guests to myopic drunkenness one evening, induced them to bring forward their maps and charts, lop off a little here, add a bit there, and adjust the center of the county to meet his requirements. He sent them packing next day armed with their charts and five quarts of shinny in their saddlebags—two apiece and one for the Governor."
"[L]eague authorities sent him packing after ruling he was registered with a fake Dominican passport under circumstances that remain murky."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

sends someone packing (present, singular) sending someone packing (participle, present) sent someone packing (participle, past) sent someone packing (past)

Frequently Paired Words

send someone to the showers

Synonyms

hand someone his hat send about one's business

Questions

What does send someone packing mean?: To expel, eject, or dismiss someone; to send away, chase off, or force out; (from a job or employment position) to fire.

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