slamming

American  

[slam-ing] / ˈslæm ɪŋ /

noun

Informal.

1. the switching of a customer's telephone or other public utility to another service provider without the customer's authorization.

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Etymology

Origin of slamming

1990–95; slam ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

“Why, yes, Mrs. Warne,” said the Right Reverend, sliding his pointy black boot forward just a hint to keep her door from slamming shut on his petition.

From Literature

“You don’t know exactly where the destination is, so you don’t want to go slamming into the wall,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

He had time to control the ball in the box before slamming it into the net off the post.

From Barron's

Instead of slamming directly into a flat barrier, particles move along the surface and are guided onward toward the gullet.

From Science Daily

“Cooperation means doing something with the community to help them get on a path to helping themselves out,” he said, “instead of just packing up the U-Haul, slamming the gate, and saying, ‘Good luck.’”

From The Wall Street Journal