planking

1. 1.

   planks collectively; a quantity of planks

   Broaderlumber
2. 2.

   (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship)

   Broadercovering

   ship

3. 3.

   the work of covering an area with planks

   Broadermanual labor

Other forms of planking

plural

plankings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about planking

What does planking mean?

planking means "planks collectively; a quantity of planks". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in planking?

planking has 2 syllables: plan-king. The stress falls on "plan". In IPA it is /ˈplæŋkɪŋ/.

Is planking a common word?

planking is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.