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slating

slating noun: slates collectively. Also the present participle and gerund of slate.

Noun

slating (countable and uncountable, plural slatings)

  1. Slates collectively.
  2. Material for slating.
  3. (informal) A harsh criticism.
    • His new book got a real slating.
    • "Ever been to a meeting before, sir?" "No," said Malone. "Don't know much about it, I expect." "No, I don't." "Well, well, we must expect a slating."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
    Synonyms:
    scorcher

Also used as

slating is also the present participle and gerund of slate.

Synonyms of slating

Forms of slating

pluralslatings

Questions about slating

What does slating mean?
Slating means slates collectively.
What part of speech is slating?
Slating is a noun.
What is the plural of slating?
The plural of slating is slatings.

Words near slating in the dictionary

  1. slatiest
  2. slatily
  3. Slatina
  4. Slatina-Timiș
  5. slatiness
  6. slating
  7. slatings
  8. slatish
  9. slatko
  10. slatless
  11. slatlike

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