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slabbing

slabbing is the present participle and gerund of slab.

Meaning of slab

Verb

slab (third-person singular simple present slabs, present participle slabbing, simple past and past participle slabbed)

  1. (transitive) To make into a slab.
  2. (informal, transitive) To destroy (a structure) so completely as to leave only the foundation slab visible.
    • Multiple homes were slabbed by the monster tornado.
    Synonyms:
    raze

See all 20 meanings of slab

Noun

slabbing (plural slabbings)

  1. An offcut of a tree trunk.

Forms of slabbing

pluralslabbings

Words formed from slabbing

Phrases with slabbing

Questions about slabbing

What does slabbing mean?
Slabbing means an offcut of a tree trunk.
What is slabbing the present participle and gerund of?
Slabbing is the present participle and gerund of slab.
What part of speech is slabbing?
Slabbing is a noun.
What is the plural of slabbing?
The plural of slabbing is slabbings.

Words near slabbing in the dictionary

  1. slabbier
  2. slabbies
  3. slabbiest
  4. slabbily
  5. slabbiness
  6. slabbing
  7. slabbing machine
  8. slabbing machines
  9. slabbings
  10. slabby
  11. slabcake

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