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stacking

stacking noun: the act by which something is stacked. Also the present participle and gerund of stack.

Noun

stacking (countable and uncountable, plural stackings)

  1. The act by which something is stacked.
    • the number of possible stackings of eight boxes
  2. (uncountable) Sport stacking.
  3. (countable) A stacked arrangement of often aromatic molecules, adopted due to interatomic interactions.
  4. Making claims for a single incident on multiple insurance policies.
  5. An image processing technique to reduce noise or add special effects.
  6. A technique for keeping a captive audience by grouping together programs with similar appeal.

Also used as

stacking is also the present participle and gerund of stack.

stacking meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

stacking in Hindi

स्टैकिंग

stacking in Marathi

स्टॅकिंग

stacking in Urdu

اسٹیکنگ, اسٹیکنگ کرنا

stacking in Bengali

স্ট্যাকিং, স্ট্যাকিং করা
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stacking in Telugu
స్టాకింగ్
stacking in Malayalam
സ്റ്റാക്കിംഗ്
stacking in Kannada
ಸ್ಟ್ಯಾಕಿಂಗ್
stacking in Punjabi
ਸਟੈਕਿੰਗ, ਸਟਾਕਿੰਗ, ਸਟੈਕ ਕਰਨਾ
stacking in Gujarati
સ્ટેકિંગ, સ્ટેકીંગ
stacking in Odia
ଷ୍ଟାକିଂ, ଷ୍ଟ୍ଯ଼ାକିଂ, ଷ୍ଟାକିଙ୍ଗ
stacking in Nepali
स्ट्याकिङ, स्ट्याकिङ्ग, स्ट्याकिंग

Forms of stacking

pluralstackings

Origin of stacking

By surface analysis, stack + -ing. Compare Middle English stakkynge.

Words formed from stacking

Phrases with stacking

Questions about stacking

What does stacking mean?
Stacking means the act by which something is stacked.
What is stacking in Hindi?
Stacking in Hindi is स्टैकिंग. See Stacking meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is stacking?
Stacking is a noun.
What is the plural of stacking?
The plural of stacking is stackings.

Words near stacking in the dictionary

  1. stackgarths
  2. Stackhouse
  3. Stackhouses
  4. stackie
  5. stackies
  6. stacking
  7. stacking it
  8. stacking off
  9. stacking the deck
  10. stacking up
  11. stacking z's

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stacking (page history and authors); stacking (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stacking (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stacking (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stacking (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stacking (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stacking (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stacking (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stacking (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stacking (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stacking (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stacking (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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