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hacking¹

  • /ˈhækɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ækɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English *hackynge, hackande, hakand, equivalent to hack + -ing.

adjective more hacking · most hacking

  1. Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky. A hacking cough. A hacking laugh. A hacking breath. A hacking cry.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of hack

hacking²

  • /ˈhækɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ækɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English hackynge, hakkynge, hacckinge, equivalent to hack + -ing.

noun hackings

  1. uncountable, usually Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.
  2. uncountable, usually Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network. .
  3. uncountable, usually A dry coughing; the emission of a succession of short coughs.
  4. uncountable, usually A kick in the shins.
  5. uncountable, usually The act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand.
  6. UK, countable, usually A riding or journey on horseback.
  7. obsolete, uncountable, usually The operation of working over the faces of rough or worn grindstones with a hack-hammer.
  8. obsolete, uncountable, usually The separation of a course of stones into two smaller courses, when there are not enough large stones to form a single course.
  9. obsolete, uncountable, usually The cuts and grooves made in the metal laps by holding the cutting edge of a steel blade against them while in motion, for the purpose of providing receptacles or pockets for the powders using in cutting and polishing gems.
  10. obsolete, uncountable, usually The piling of bricks for drying.

Hacking³

proper noun Hackings

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cut, cut up, whoop, nag, drudge, cab, plug, taxi, taxicab, chop, machine politician, jade, hacker, hack on, hack writer, literary hack

Translations

Every language

adj short and interrupted, broken, jerky

Françaistué dans l'œuf
Deutschtrocken, scharf
Русскийнадса́дный nadsádnyj

noun playful solving of technical work

Françaishack
DeutschHacken

noun unauthorized attempts to bypass the IT security mechanisms

DeutschHacken

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Chicago

"hacking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hacking.

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@misc{hacking_2026,
  title = {hacking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hacking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}