packing

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpakɪŋ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈpækɪŋ/

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Verb

Plain form pack

Third-person singular packs

Past tense packed

Past participle packed

Present participle packing

1. The present participle of pack.

   She was in her room packing her clothes into a suitcase.

Noun

Singular packing

Plural packings

1. You put packing around an object to protect it.

   She used old rags as packing around the glass vase before sending it to her friend.

2. Doctors use packing to keep open wounds clean, or blood from getting in the way during an operation.