different between booking vs borking

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?k??/
• Rhymes: -?k??

Verb

booking

1. present participle of book

Noun

booking (countable and uncountable, plural bookings)

1. The act or process of writing something down in a book or books, e.g. in accounting.
2. A reservation for a service, such as travel or hotel accommodation.
3. The engagement of a performer for a particular performance.
4. (sports) The issuing of a caution which is usually written down in a book, and results in a yellow card or (after two bookings) a red card, that is to say, the player is sent from the field of play.
5. (law) The process of photographing, fingerprinting and recording the identifying data of a suspect following arrest.

Derived terms

• booking clerk
• booking hall
• booking office

Translations

See also

• inscription

English

Etymology

bork +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /b??ki?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /b??ki?/
• Hyphenation: bork?ing

Noun

borking (plural borkings)

1. (transitive, intransitive, US, politics, often derogatory) The act of defeating a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy.

Verb

borking

1. present participle of bork.

Alternative forms

• Borking

Anagrams

• broking