sacking

1 of 4

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 4

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 4

noun (3)

: material for sacks

especially : a coarse fabric (such as burlap)

sacking

4 of 4

present participle of sack entry 2, sack entry 4

Examples of sacking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

While reports of his imminent sacking were allowed to spread like wildfire, Carrick kept his head down and took training as normal – sticking to his philosophy and looking like the only adult in the room. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026

Last year, amid a blizzard of hirings and sackings at the upper level of the major houses, a group of top designers maintained a WhatsApp group chat dedicated to complaining about Sherman’s coverage of their fates. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

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

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