noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The scheduling of a new or unpopular program between two popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch it. uncountable

   "Hammocking tries to establish a new program, or to recover the audience for a show slipping in popularity […]"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of hammock form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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Example

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"Hammocking tries to establish a new program, or to recover the audience for a show slipping in popularity […]"

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