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hacking.

Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈhækɪŋ/

  1. Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈhækɪŋ/

  1. Playful solving of technical work that requires deep understanding, especially of a computer system.

    uncountable · usually

  2. Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network.

    uncountable · usually

  3. A dry coughing; the emission of a succession of short coughs.

    uncountable · usually

  4. A kick in the shins.

    uncountable · usually

  5. The act of striking the muscles with the side of the hand.

    uncountable · usually

  6. A riding or journey on horseback.

    UK · countable · usually

  7. The operation of working over the faces of rough or worn grindstones with a hack-hammer.

    obsolete · uncountable · usually

  8. The separation of a course of stones into two smaller courses, when there are not enough large stones to form a single course.

    obsolete · uncountable · usually

  9. 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.

    obsolete · uncountable · usually

  10. The piling of bricks for drying.

    obsolete · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈhækɪŋ/

  1. present participle and gerund of hack

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

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

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