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slightings

slightings is the plural of slighting.

Meaning of slighting

Noun

slighting (plural slightings)

  1. The act of giving a slight or snub.
    • […] the rest, who had looked upon him with such disdainful neglect […] now flocked about him, striving who should express most respect, and, by an extraordinary officiousness, redeem their late slightings.1848, Lucy Hutchinson, Memoirs of the life of Colonel Hutchinson, page 376
  2. (regional) An act of ignoring or neglecting someone or something; more broadly neglect.
    • The slighting of children
  3. (regional) The action of rejecting someone or something; rejection.
    • The slighting of a handshake by Samuel ticked off Judi to no end.

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Questions about slightings

What is slightings the plural of?
Slightings is the plural of slighting.

Words near slightings in the dictionary

  1. slightful
  2. slightily
  3. slightiness
  4. slighting
  5. slightingly
  6. slightings
  7. slightish
  8. slightley
  9. slightlier
  10. slightliest
  11. slightly

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