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slatterning away

slatterning away is the present participle and gerund of slattern away.

Meaning of slattern away

Verb

slattern away (third-person singular simple present slatterns away, present participle slatterning away, simple past and past participle slatterned away)

  1. (dated, transitive) To consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste.
    • October 30, 1755 Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, The World
      I have known many a passion and many a friendship degraded, weakened, and at last, if I may use the expression, wholly slatterned away, by an unguarded and illiberal familiarity.

Questions about slatterning away

What is slatterning away the present participle and gerund of?
Slatterning away is the present participle and gerund of slattern away.

Words near slatterning away in the dictionary

  1. slattered
  2. slattering
  3. slattern
  4. slattern away
  5. slatterned away
  6. slatterning away
  7. slatternish
  8. slatternliness
  9. slatternly
  10. slatternness
  11. slatterns

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