socking

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.kɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɒ.kɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: sock‧ing

Verb

socking

1. present participle and gerund of sock

Adverb

socking (not comparable)

1. (UK) Very, extremely.
   • 2021 March 14, Drachinifel, 1:05:17 from the start, in The Drydock - Episode 137‎^[1], archived from the original on 8 November 2022:

     At the time of this photo, Royal Marine Gunner Bryan Gasson is pretty much dead center in this photo, and yes, that means HE IS LITERALLY INSIDE THAT SOCKING GREAT FIREBALL as the magazines detonate.

Usage notes

This adverb is chiefly used with great; usage with other adjectives (big, huge, enormous, fat) is much more limited, and is, in any case, restricted to the semantic field of "big".

Further reading

• “socking”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “socking”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.