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slating

[ sley-ting ]

noun

  1. the act or work of covering something with slates.
  2. materials for roofing with slates.


slating

1

/ ˈ²õ±ô±ðɪ³Ùɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act or process of laying slates
  2. slates collectively, or material for making slates
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

slating

2

/ ˈ²õ±ô±ðɪ³Ùɪŋ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a severe reprimand or critical attack
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ±ô²¹³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slating1

First recorded in 1565–75; slat(e) 1 + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

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“The internet was slating these outfits,†she said in the video.

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The Legislature voted this year to ban most private detention facilities in the state, slating the detention center for closure in 2025, when its contract with the federal government ends.

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But the slating from fans has made Neymar reconsider his future, and attracted fresh blasts for his attitude.

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He was wearing an unnaturally luxuriant red wig, and his spiel consisted of slating rival hairpiece suppliers.

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U man have to stop slating black policemen.

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