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slattering

slattering is the present participle and gerund of slatter.

Meaning of slatter

Verb

slatter (third-person singular simple present slatters, present participle slattering, simple past and past participle slattered)

  1. (intransitive) To be awkward, careless, or negligent, especially with regard to dress and neatness.
  2. (intransitive) To be wasteful.
    • A ſoſſe-bangle; a ſluttiſh, ſlattering, lazy VVench, a ruſtic VVord, only uſed by the Vulgar.1768, J[ohn] Ray, “[A Collection of English Words Not Generally Used.] South and East Country Words.”, in A Compleat Collection of English Proverbs: […], 4th edition, London: […] W. Otridge, […]...

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Questions about slattering

What is slattering the present participle and gerund of?
Slattering is the present participle and gerund of slatter.

Words near slattering in the dictionary

  1. slats
  2. slatt
  3. slatted
  4. slatter
  5. slattered
  6. slattering
  7. slattern
  8. slattern away
  9. slatterned away
  10. slatterning away
  11. slatternish

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