racking
noun, adjective, verb
racking is a noun meaning “A method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-A-C-K-I-N-G and has 2 syllables, and it appears 1.4 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of racking is rackings.
What does racking mean?
noun
- 1
A method of asphalt shingle application, whereby shingle courses are applied vertically, up the roof rather than laterally across and up.
- 2
spun yarn used in racking ropes
- 3
The process of clarifying, and thereby deterring further fermentation of, beer, wine or cider by draining or siphoning it from the dregs.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of rack
adjective
- 1
Alternative spelling of wracking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce racking?
Racking has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of racking
- rackings plural
- more racking comparative
- most racking superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is racking?
Racking appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).