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slinging off

slinging off is the present participle and gerund of sling off.

Meaning of sling off

Verb

sling off (third-person singular simple present slings off, present participle slinging off, simple past and past participle slung off)

  1. (Australia, colloquial, idiomatic) To criticise or mock
    • Don't you sling off at me anymore!
  2. (Australia, colloquial, dated) To leave or depart.
    • That's when Keith 'slung off.

Questions about slinging off

What is slinging off the present participle and gerund of?
Slinging off is the present participle and gerund of sling off.

Words near slinging off in the dictionary

  1. slinging about
  2. slinging along
  3. slinging for
  4. slinging ink
  5. slinging it in
  6. slinging off
  7. slinging one up
  8. slinging one's hook
  9. slinging out
  10. slinging over
  11. slinging the hatchet

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