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planking

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for planking.

Editorial note

I was thinking to start planking (not just for fitness but also as a mean for stress inoculation).

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A series of planks; a group of planks.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of planking gathered in one view.

noun

A series of planks; a group of planks.

noun

(slang) The practice of lying face down with arms to the sides, in unusual public spaces, and taking photographs to record the act.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for planking.

noun

A series of planks; a group of planks.

noun

(slang) The practice of lying face down with arms to the sides, in unusual public spaces, and taking photographs to record the act.

Example sentences

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I was thinking to start planking (not just for fitness but also as a mean for stress inoculation).

2

Cladding is done with traditional plywood, which is infinitely better than old-growth diagonal planking used a century ago.

3

One company probably developed the idea mimicking how wood planking works, and every other vinyl company copied them.

4

It was probably one of the easier exercises to monitor automatically, I should think a camera is less prone wear&tear than a pressure mat for planking...

5

Any new or old home I see features vinyl planking prominently because it takes only a weekend to install.

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Then on one of our strength training days, we decided to have a planking competition, and I ended up winning.

7

It requires long clear runs of oak from trunks 6 metres in length and up to 1.2 metres diameter for planking and other longitudinal timbers.

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I'm not able to do a single push up yet, but I'm doing planking deligently.

9

People have been planking up their windows ahead of hurricanes forever.

10

Worked great for us, although we didn't keep California time or do any planking.

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What surprised me though was that there was no correlation between the order of the fastest runners and the order of who lasted the longest planking.

12

It's not planking up your windows for a hurricane.

Quote examples

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This construction pattern suggests that the heavy planking timber was imported, while the frames were cut locally at the building site, reflecting a practical approach and a complex trade network where large quantities of timber moved across Northern Europe." > [medievalists.net] "One of the most striking results so far comes from dendrochronology (tree-ring dating).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use planking in a sentence?

I was thinking to start planking (not just for fitness but also as a mean for stress inoculation).

What does planking mean?

A series of planks; a group of planks.

What part of speech is planking?

planking is commonly used as noun.