sacking
/ˈsækɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of sack; firing someone from a job.
- He regretted sacking his best assistant over a small mistake.
- The boss is sacking three employees due to budget cuts.
- She was sacking workers left and right after the merger.
- Present participle of sack; plundering or destroying a city or place, especially in war.
- Historical records describe the sacking of the town by pirates.
- The invading army was sacking the ancient capital.
- The soldiers were sacking every house they came across.
Synonyms
noun
- Rough, strong cloth used for making sacks, often made of jute or hemp.
- The gardener spread sacking over the soil to prevent weeds.
- The old curtains were made from coarse sacking.
- They used sacking to cover the fragile furniture during the move.
- The act of firing someone from their job.
- He faced sacking for repeatedly arriving late to work.
- The sacking of the manager shocked the entire office.
- After the sacking, the company had to hire a new team.