packing
noun
Simple meaning
Material used to wrap a product for sale etc.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpækɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Material used to wrap a product for sale etc.; packaging.
Any material used especially to protect something
Material used to fill in the space around something, especially to make a piston etc. watertight or airtight.
The action of putting things together, especially of putting clothes into a suitcase for a journey.
Special material used to fill containers or vessels for certain chemically related applications.
The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Material used to wrap a product for sale etc.; packaging.
Used this way, packing is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use packing
- “Are you packing for your trip to the mountains this weekend?”
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