racking
racking noun: a method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up. Also the present participle and gerund of rack.
Noun
racking (countable and uncountable, plural rackings)
- A method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up.
- spun yarn used in racking ropes
- The process of clarifying, and thereby deterring further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.
Also used as
racking is also the present participle and gerund of rack.
racking is also the alternative spelling of wracking.
racking meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
racking in Hindi
- रैकिंग, रेकिंग, रैक करना
racking in Tamil
- ரேக்கிங்
racking in Marathi
- रॅकिंग, रॅक करणे
racking in Urdu
- ریکنگ
More languagesFewer languages
- racking in Bengali
- র্যাকিং, র্যাকিং করা
- racking in Malayalam
- റാക്കിംഗ്, റാക്കിങ്
- racking in Punjabi
- ਰੈਕਿੰਗ, ਰੇਕਿੰਗ
- racking in Gujarati
- રેકિંગ, રૅકિંગ
- racking in Odia
- ର୍ଯ଼ାକିଙ୍ଗ, ର୍ଯ଼ାକ୍ିଂ, ର୍ଯ଼ାକ୍ କରିବା
- racking in Nepali
- र्याकिंङ
Synonyms of racking
- straight-up method
Forms of racking
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rackings |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more racking |
| superlative | most racking |
Words formed from racking
Phrases with racking
Questions about racking
- What does racking mean?
- Racking means a method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up.
- What is racking in Hindi?
- Racking in Hindi is रैकिंग, रेकिंग, रैक करना. See Racking meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is racking?
- Racking is a noun.
- What is the plural of racking?
- The plural of racking is rackings.
Words near racking in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: racking (page history and authors); racking (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); racking (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); racking (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); racking (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); racking (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); racking (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); racking (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); racking (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); racking (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); racking (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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