packing

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈpækɪŋ/ UK /ˈpakɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #4320

Meanings

1

noun
The act of putting things into bags or boxes, especially for travel or sending.

I always leave the packing until the night before a trip.
2

noun
Material used to protect things inside a box during transport.

There was plenty of soft packing around the fragile glasses.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of putting things... boxing

2 noun · material used to protect... packing materialwadding

Word family

Forms packings

Derived forms co-packingcourt-packingmeatpackermeatpackingpacking-casepacking-needlepackinghousepackinglesssubpackingunderpacking

Related forms backpacking packerpackmakerpackmaking

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Phrases (1)

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meat packing
the processing and packaging of meat for wholesale sale

Noun + noun

Idioms (1)

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send someone packing
to dismiss someone or force them to leave quickly and decisively

Etymology

From Middle English pakkynge; equivalent to pack (“verb and noun senses”) + -ing.

pakkynge Middle English

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# packing

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpækɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpakɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 4320

## Meanings
1. The act of putting things into bags or boxes, especially for travel or sending.
2. Material used to protect things inside a box during transport.

## Examples
- I always leave the packing until the night before a trip.
- There was plenty of soft packing around the fragile glasses.

## Derived Forms
- co-packing
- court-packing
- meatpacker
- meatpacking
- packing-case
- packing-needle
- packinghouse
- packingless
- subpacking
- underpacking

## Related Forms
- backpacking
- packer
- packmaker
- packmaking

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pakkynge

## Etymology
From Middle English pakkynge; equivalent to pack (“verb and noun senses”) + -ing.

## AI Etymology
Packing comes from Middle English pakkynge; equivalent to pack (“verb and noun senses”) + -ing. Modern senses include the act of putting things into bags or boxes, especially for travel or sending and material used to protect things inside a box during transport. The wider word family includes derivatives such as co-packing, court-packing, meatpacker, meatpacking, packing-case, and packing-needle and related forms such as backpacking, packer, packmaker, and packmaking.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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