hummocking

noun

hummocking

noun

Etymology From hummock + -ing.

1

Geography, Natural sciences Usually The formation of hummocks in polar ice.

  • 1915 (published), 1848 (first written), Elisha Kent Kane, Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack hummocking at the open water

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