hacking
/ˈhækɪŋ/
hacking adjective: short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky. Also the present participle and gerund of hack.
Adjective
hacking (comparative more hacking, superlative most hacking)
- Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.
- A hacking cough. A hacking laugh. A hacking breath. A hacking cry.
- “So now everything's fine.” I uttered a hacking laugh. “No,” I said, in answer to a query from Aunt Dahlia. “I have not accidentally swallowed my tonsils, I was merely laughing hackingly. Ironical that the young blister should say that everything is fine, for at this very moment disaster stares us...1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XX, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC
Noun
hacking (usually uncountable, plural hackings)
- Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.
- Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network.
- .
- A dry coughing; the emission of a succession of short coughs.
- A kick in the shins.
- The act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand.
- A riding or journey on horseback.
- The operation of working over the faces of rough or worn grindstones with a hack-hammer.
- The separation of a course of stones into two smaller courses, when there are not enough large stones to form a single course.
- The cuts and grooves made in the metal laps by holding the cutting edge of a steel blade against them while in motion, for the purpose of providing receptacles or pockets for the powders using in cutting and polishing gems.
- The piling of bricks for drying.
Proper noun capitalized: Hacking
Hacking (plural Hackings)
- A surname.
Also used as
hacking is also the present participle and gerund of hack.
hacking meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
hacking in Hindi
- हैकिंग, हैकिंग करना
hacking in Tamil
- ஹேக்கிங், ஹேக்கிங் செய்தல், ஹேக்கிங் செய்வது
hacking in Marathi
- हॅकिंग, हॅकिंग करणे
hacking in Urdu
- ہیکنگ, ہیکنگ کرنا
More languagesFewer languages
- hacking in Bengali
- হ্যাকিং, হ্যাকিং করা
- hacking in Telugu
- హ్యాకింగ్, హ్యాకింగ్ చేయడం, హ్యాక్ చేయడం
- hacking in Malayalam
- ഹാക്കിംഗ്, ഹാക്കിങ്, ഹാക്ക് ചെയ്യൽ
- hacking in Kannada
- ಹ್ಯಾಕಿಂಗ್
- hacking in Punjabi
- ਹੈਕਿੰਗ, ਹੈੱਕਿੰਗ, ਹੈਕਿੰਗ ਕਰਨਾ
- hacking in Gujarati
- હેકિંગ, હૅકિંગ, હેક કરવું
- hacking in Odia
- ହ୍ଯ଼ାକିଂ, ହ୍ଯ଼ାକିଙ୍ଗ, ହ୍ଯ଼ାକିଙ୍ଗ୍
- hacking in Nepali
- ह्याकिङ, ह्याकिङ्ग, ह्याकिङ्
Forms of hacking
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more hacking |
| superlative | most hacking |
| Noun | |
| plural | hackings |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Hackings |
Origin of hacking
From Middle English *hackynge, hackande, hakand, equivalent to hack + -ing.
From Middle English hackynge, hakkynge, hacckinge, equivalent to hack + -ing.
Words formed from hacking
- hacking cough
- hackingly
- Hackingian
- Port Hacking
- antihacking
- biohacking
- bodyhacking
- cyberhacking
- domain hacking
- growth hacking
- hacking coat
- hacking jacket
- hacking run
- hacking-seat
- lifehacking
- p-hacking
- phone hacking
- reward hacking
- wallhacking
Phrases with hacking
Words that rhyme with hacking
Questions about hacking
- What does hacking mean?
- Hacking means short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.
- What is hacking in Hindi?
- Hacking in Hindi is हैकिंग, हैकिंग करना. See Hacking meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hacking?
- Hacking can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce hacking?
- Hacking is pronounced /ˈhækɪŋ/.
Words near hacking in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hacking (page history and authors); Hacking (page history and authors); hacking (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hacking (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hacking (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hacking (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hacking (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hacking (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hacking (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hacking (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hacking (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hacking (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hacking (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hacking (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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