Hummocking

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The formation of hummocks in polar ice. uncountable, usually

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

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

Etymology

From hummock + -ing.

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