racketing
racketing is the present participle and gerund of racket.
Meaning of racket
Verb (1)
racket (third-person singular simple present rackets, present participle racketing, simple past and past participle racketed)
- To strike with, or as if with, a racket.
- Poor man [is] racketed from one temptation to another.1658, John Hewytt, Nine Select Sermons
Verb (2)
racket (third-person singular simple present rackets, present participle racketing, simple past and past participle racketed)
- To make a clattering noise.
- To be dissipated; to carouse.
Noun
racketing (plural racketings)
- A carouse; a reckless dissipation.
- April 1, 1828, Walter Scott, letter to Robert Surtees
My daughter is not quite so well (thanks to balls and racketings), and I think visiting will suit us better on our return, as the weather will be more favourable.
- April 1, 1828, Walter Scott, letter to Robert Surtees
Forms of racketing
| plural | racketings |
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Questions about racketing
- What does racketing mean?
- Racketing means a carouse; a reckless dissipation.
- What is racketing the present participle and gerund of?
- Racketing is the present participle and gerund of racket.
- What part of speech is racketing?
- Racketing is a noun.
- What is the plural of racketing?
- The plural of racketing is racketings.
Words near racketing in the dictionary
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