hummocking

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noun

The formation of hummocks in polar ice.

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Meanings

nounhummocking (usually uncountable, plural hummockings)

plural hummockings

  1. uncountableusuallygeographyThe formation of hummocks in polar ice.

    1915 (published), 1848 (first written), Elisha Kent Kane, Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack hummocking at the open water

Origin

From hummock + -ing.

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APA

hummocking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hummocking

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“hummocking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hummocking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hummocking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hummocking.

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