racking

plural rackings

1. countableuncountablebusinessA method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up.
2. countableuncountablenauticalspun yarn used in racking ropes
3. countableuncountablebeveragesThe process of clarifying, and thereby deterring further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rack

comparative more racking · superlative most racking

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of wracking.

   It was a racking experience, and he did not repeat it. The muscular cramps which are characteristic of the complaint were tying the sufferer into knots, and he was biting his lips to shut down the screams which might have relieved his agony at the expense of his manhood.

   1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019