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shacking

shacking is the present participle and gerund of shack.

Meaning of shack

Verb (1)

shack (third-person singular simple present shacks, present participle shacking, simple past and past participle shacked)

  1. To live (in or with); to shack up.

Verb (2)

shack (third-person singular simple present shacks, present participle shacking, simple past and past participle shacked)

  1. (obsolete) To shed or fall, as corn or grain at harvest.
  2. (obsolete) To feed in stubble, or upon waste.
    • They [turkeys] are then sold‥to the larger farmers to ‘shack’ upon the barley or oat stubbles.1867, “Journal of the Royal Agriculatural Socirty”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
  3. (UK, dialectal) To wander as a vagabond or tramp.
  4. (US, intransitive) To hibernate; to go into winter quarters.
  5. (Nigeria, slang) To drink, especially alcohol.

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Phrases with shacking

Questions about shacking

What is shacking the present participle and gerund of?
Shacking is the present participle and gerund of shack.

Words near shacking in the dictionary

  1. Shackelford County
  2. Shackelfords
  3. Shackerstone
  4. shacket
  5. shackets
  6. shacking
  7. shacking up
  8. shackjob
  9. shackjobs
  10. shackland
  11. shacklands

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