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slamming down

slamming down is the present participle of slam down.

Meaning of slam down

Verb

slam down (third-person singular simple present slams down, present participle slamming down, simple past and past participle slammed down)

  1. (idiomatic, slang, transitive) To eat or drink (something) quickly.
    • slammed down a sandwich
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slam, down.
    • slammed down the phone receiver

Questions about slamming down

What is slamming down the present participle of?
Slamming down is the present participle of slam down.

Words near slamming down in the dictionary

  1. slammerkins
  2. slammers
  3. slammin'
  4. slamming
  5. slamming back
  6. slamming down
  7. slamming on the brakes
  8. slammingly
  9. slammings
  10. slammock
  11. slammocks

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