Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tacking

/tˈækɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: tack-ing
IPA: /tˈækɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tack

noun

Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of changing tack.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The joining together of consecutive periods of possession of property, especially between squatters in cases of adverse possession.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The English doctrine of tacking was first solemnly established in Marsh v . Lee , under the assistance of Sir Matthew Hale , who compared the operation to a plank in shipwreck gained by the last mortgagee"

Usage

Inflected Forms

tackings (plural)

Phrases

self-tacking jib boom tacking boom

Synonyms

tack baste basting basting stitch

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce tacking?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈækɪŋ/.
What does tacking mean?: present participle and gerund of tack

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