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US
/ˈtækɪŋ/
]
[ UK /tˈækɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /tˈækɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- (nautical) the act of changing tack
- a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
How To Use tacking In A Sentence
- Blackpool Scorpions notched their first away win of the season against a good attacking Leigh team.
- Predators have been observed to avoid attacking brightly coloured species.
- The bladelike projections behaved like serpents, attacking and recoiling repeatedly. Reap the Whirlwind
- Some game bird breeders even debeak the birds or attach "peepers" or googles to their eyes to keep them attacking each other in the packed pens. (see: caged hen egg operations.) Is your state breeding birds for Dick Cheney style hunting like Illinois?
- The Cologne goalkeeper signalled his potential by publicly attacking the legendary Bayern Munich Maoist Paul Breitner for his heavy drinking, smoking and gambling though not, strangely enough, for his scrofulous appearance. Note to England's rugby players: embrace Der Aggro | Harry Pearson
- He didn't know how long he had been standing there, stacking the cuboids one on top of the other.
- I am for _meddling with slavery everywhere_ -- _attacking it by night and by day, in season and out of season_ (no, it can never be out of season) -- in order to _effect its overthrow_. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens
- The air was choked with smoke and fury, the noise deafening, the attacking fierce. Times, Sunday Times
- DESPITE his great attacking prowess and capacity to find the net fairly on a regular basis, he does not come across as a penalty taker. The Sun
- Obama would surely be careful in innovating his plan since the opposition will be attacking him even if he is successful. Times/CBS Poll: Iraq Still a Dividing Line - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com