Meanings
nounsacking (countable and uncountable, plural sackings)
plural sackings
- uncountableCheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks).
The farmer grabbed a handful of sacking and rubbed down the cow.
- countableFiring or termination of an employee.
He followed his sacking with a good drink.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sack
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech pytlovina, propuštění
- pytlovinarough cloth
- propuštěnífiring of an employee
- vyhozenífiring of an employee
- vyhazovfiring of an employee
Ukrainian мішкови́на
- мішкови́на (miškovýna)rough cloth
Cite this entry
APA
sacking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacking
MLA
“sacking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacking. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sacking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sacking.
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