sacking

1 of 3

noun (1)

sack·​ing ˈsa-kiŋ 

plural sackings

: an act of dismissal from employment or an office

Days before the sacking, the trio drew up a list of candidate-heirs.

—Andrew Meier

Is it any wonder that so many nanny jobs end in blowups and abrupt sackings?

—Caitlin Flanagan

sacking

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural sackings

: an act or action of plundering or vanquishing

the sacking of Rome

One society leader compared the sight to the sacking of Versailles.

—Louisa Thomas

sacking

3 of 3

noun (3)

: material for sacks

especially : a coarse fabric (such as burlap)

Examples of sacking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Liverpool have been without a specialist set-piece coach since the sacking of Aaron Briggs last December. — James Pearce, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Nolan divides the sacking of Troy into two lengthy sequences, both shot under cover of darkness but edited (by Jennifer Lame) with a magisterial clarity. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Homer’s poem never depicts the horse and the sacking of Troy in direct action; the city’s fall is recollected only in the form of stories that glorify Greece’s soldiers. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

Ukrainians took to the streets Thursday to protest the sacking of the popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, after just six months. — Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1906, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1553, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1707, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sacking

• backing
• blacking
• clacking
• cracking
• hacking
• jacking
• lacking
• packing
• racking
• slacking
• smacking
• snacking

Kids Definition

sacking

noun

sack·​ing ˈsak-iŋ 

: strong rough cloth from which sacks are made