Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The production of mounds and ridges of broken ice when two floes crowd upon each other.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The process of forming hummocks in the collision of Arctic ice.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
formation ofhummocks in thecollision ofArctic ice .
Etymologies
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hummock + -ing
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Examples
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Mounding or "hummocking" develops when livestock hooves pound the soil.
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I know now that hummocking like that is a sign of overgrazing.
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2005
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The white serpent hummocking through the water beside Paragon kept some of the ships at bay, while the lingering effects of the earlier serpent attacks delayed others.
Ship Of Destiny Hobb, Robin 2000
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