What part of speech is barracking?

Barracking can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. barracking is a verb, gerund of barrack (infinitive).
  • 2. barracking is a noun, singular of barrackings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does barracking mean?

Definitions

Verb

barrack - lodge in barracks
barrack - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
barrack - spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

Noun

barracking - shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree

Examples of barracking

#   Sentence  
1. noun Life in the ship became nearly as systematically monotonous as the routine of a barrack. I do not mean that it was dull, for it was not entirely so by any means—but there was a good deal of sameness about it.
2. noun Life in the ship became nearly as systematically monotonous as the routine of a barrack. I do not mean that it was dull, for it was not entirely so by any means—but there was a good deal of sameness about it.
Sentence  
noun
Life in the ship became nearly as systematically monotonous as the routine of a barrack. I do not mean that it was dull, for it was not entirely so by any means—but there was a good deal of sameness about it.
Life in the ship became nearly as systematically monotonous as the routine of a barrack. I do not mean that it was dull, for it was not entirely so by any means—but there was a good deal of sameness about it.

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