"sacking" meaning in English

See sacking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sacking [singular], sackings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A sacking is when somebody is fired from their job.
    Sense id: simple-sacking-en-noun-agPurtAw
  2. Sacking is the material for making sacks.
    Sense id: simple-sacking-en-noun-tikcnjDG

Verb

Forms: sack [canonical], sacks [third-person, singular], sacked [past], sacked [past, participle], sacking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|sack}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of sack.
    Sense id: simple-sacking-en-verb-ikli7ynt
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