packing

Pronunciation: /ˈpakɪŋ/

The English word “packing” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

The action of putting things together, especially of putting clothes into a suitcase for a journey.
The spatial arrangement of objects, items or constituent parts.
The gathering of birds, animals etc. into a pack.
The forming of players into a scrum.
Material used to fill in the space around something, especially to make a piston etc. watertight or airtight.
Material used to wrap a product for sale etc.; packaging.
A fee charged to cover the costs of packaging.
Special material used to fill containers or vessels for certain chemically related applications.

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

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