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pack·ing  (pkng)
n.
1. The act or process of one that packs.
2. The processing and packaging of manufactured products, especially food products.
3. A material used to prevent leakage or seepage, as around a pipe joint.
4.
a. The insertion of gauze or other material into a body cavity or wound for therapeutic purposes.
b. The material so used; a pack.

packing
Noun
material, such as paper or plastic, used to protect packed goods
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.packingpacking - any material used especially to protect something
material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
cardboard, composition board - a stiff moderately thick paper
excelsior, wood shavings - thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing
2.packingpacking - the enclosure of something in a package or box
enclosing, envelopment, inclosure, enclosure - the act of enclosing something inside something else
bundling - the act of binding something into a bundle
3.packingpacking - carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts"
carry - the act of carrying something
Translations
packing [ˈpækɪŋ] nembalaje m
packing [ˈpækɪŋ] nemballage m
packing [ˈpækɪŋ] n (act) → Packen nt;
(material) → Verpackung f
packing [ˈpækɪŋ] nimballaggio


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The duck, who was packing the trunk, said, "Come in
Packing is one of those many things that I feel I know more about than any other person living.
At length collecting all the Resolution I was Mistress of, I arose and after packing up some necessary apparel for Sophia and myself, I dragged her to a Carriage I had ordered and we instantly set out for London.
 
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