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slanging

slanging is the present participle and gerund of slang.

Meaning of slang

Verb (1)

slang (third-person singular simple present slangs, present participle slanging, simple past and past participle slanged)

  1. (dated, transitive) To vocally abuse, or shout at.
    • Also, he had to keep his temper when he was slanged in the theatre porch by a policeman.1888, Rudyard Kipling, “Miss Youghal's Sais”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio Society, published 2007, page 26

Verb (2)

slang (third-person singular simple present slangs, present participle slanging, simple past and past participle slanged)

  1. (Multicultural-London-English, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To sell (something, especially illegal drugs).
    • Everyday I wake up gotta get back to the gwop
      Just another fuckin day in that gangway slangin rocks2014, “Bail Out”, Cdai (lyrics), performed by RondoNumbaNine ft. Cdai
    Synonyms:
    sling, flog

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Phrases with slanging

Questions about slanging

What is slanging the present participle and gerund of?
Slanging is the present participle and gerund of slang.

Words near slanging in the dictionary

  1. slangifies
  2. slangify
  3. slangifying
  4. slangily
  5. slanginess
  6. slanging
  7. slanging match
  8. slanging matches
  9. slangingly
  10. slangish
  11. slangishly

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