slamming

[ slam-ing ]

/ ˈslæm ɪŋ /

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noun Informal.

the switching of a customer's long-distance telephone company or other public utility without his or her authorization.

Words nearby slamming

slam dance, slam dunk, slam-bang, slam-dunk, slammer, slamming, slamming stile, slander, slang, slang dictionary, slanging match

Origin of slamming

1990–95; slam¹ + -ing¹

Definition for slamming (2 of 2)

slam¹

[ slam ]

/ slæm /

verb (used with or without object), slammed, slam·ming.

to shut with force and noise: to slam the door.

to dash, strike, knock, thrust, throw, slap down, etc., with violent and noisy impact: He slammed his books upon the table.

Informal. to criticize harshly; attack verbally: He slammed my taste mercilessly.

noun

a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.

the noise so made.

Usually the slam. Slang. slammer(def 2).

Informal. a harsh criticism; verbal attack: I am sick of your slams.

Informal.

Also called poetry slam. a competitive, usually boisterous poetry reading.
a usually competitive performance involving multiple performers with short acts: puppet slams; a tap dance slam.

Origin of slam

1650–60; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish slamra to slam

OTHER WORDS FROM slam

un·slammed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for slamming

Waking briefly a few times throughout the night, I heard sounds, voices, slamming doors.
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Last weekend, the cattiest of Hollande's ministers went a step too far, slamming France's economic policy, and was finally ousted.
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He backed to his chair and sat down, taking up a book and slamming it back on the table.
Lightnin'|Frank Bacon
He laughed, waved his arm in a cavalier gesture and went from the room, slamming the door masterfully behind him.
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Eustace exclaimed, slamming his book together with a big sigh, "I do wish parcels from England didn't always make mother sad."
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He threw the key on the floor and left the harem, slamming the door behind him.
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A roar from beneath, the slamming of many doors, and the quick rush of a crowd up the steps, announced the arrival of a train.
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British Dictionary definitions for slamming (1 of 3)

slam¹

/ (slæm) /

verb slams, slamming or slammed

to cause (a door or window) to close noisily and with force or (of a door, etc) to close in this way

(tr) to throw (something) down noisily and violently

(tr) slang to criticize harshly

(intr; usually foll by into or out of) informal to go (into or out of a room, etc) in violent haste or anger

(tr) to strike with violent force

(tr) informal to defeat easily

noun

the act or noise of slamming

slang harsh criticism or abuse

Word Origin for slam

C17: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse slamra, Norwegian slemma, Swedish dialect slämma

British Dictionary definitions for slamming (2 of 3)

slam²

/ (slæm) /

noun

the winning of all (grand slam) or all but one (little slam or small slam) of the 13 tricks at bridge or whist
the bid to do so in bridgeSee grand slam, little slam

an old card game

Word Origin for slam

C17: of uncertain origin

British Dictionary definitions for slamming (3 of 3)

slam³

/ (slæm) /

noun

a poetry contest in which entrants compete with each other by reciting their work and are awarded points by the audience

Word Origin for slam

C20: origin unknown

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slamming

noun Informal.

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Definition for slamming (2 of 2)

verb (used with or without object), slammed, slam·ming.

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verb slams, slamming or slammed

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British Dictionary definitions for slamming (3 of 3)

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