slab
noun
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
slabbing
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present participleof slab.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The work of it was treated as a burden: the parting, the slabbing sulfur-scented grease to scalp for detangling, the heat pressing into a more manageable texture.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2021
His features were so refined as to be almost effeminate, and so regular that they would have been perfect if it had not been for that ill-fitting, slabbing mouth.
From Uncle Bernac A Memory of the Empire by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The blocks of soap should not be stripped until quite cold throughout, and they should be allowed to stand open for a while before slabbing.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by W. H. Simmons
Martha's cooking and the heavy work were slabbing muscle onto Waziri's lean, brown frame.
From Blind Man's Lantern by George Luther Schelling
These, too far off to supply wood for firing or slabbing, still stood green and timbered, and looked down upon the havoc that had been made of the fair, pastoral lands.
From Australia Felix by Henry Handel Richardson
