hacking
Americannoun
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of hacking
1400–50; late Middle English, in literal sense. See hack 1, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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They placed groups of these tiles in three estuaries in the Sydney region, Brisbane Water, the Hawkesbury River and Port Hacking, near existing oyster reefs where larvae are present.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
Hacking experts worry they will be good at exploiting them, too.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Citi analyst Alexander Hacking upgraded shares to Buy from Hold and maintained his price target at $48 a share.
From Barron's • Oct. 8, 2025
Hacking attacks against the public school system in New Haven, Connecticut, in June caused losses of over $6 million.
From Washington Times • Aug. 11, 2023
Hacking is just a code word that means Bate has birds to sell.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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