PACKING (OFF) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

packing (off)

verb

Definition of packing (off)

present participle of pack (off)

as in sending

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another packed the child off to a good boarding school

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The pandemic intensified that appetite when fashion returned from lockdown, sending the industry into overdrive.

— Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Minutes later, her roof partially ripped off, sending insulation and debris flying.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026

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