slamming

American

[slam-ing] / ˈslæm ɪŋ /

noun

Informal.

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

Etymology

Origin of slamming

1990–95; slam ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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China Eastern flight MU5375 was travelling from Kunming to Guangzhou on March 21, 2022, when the jet inexplicably fell from an altitude of 29,000 feet, slamming into a mountain.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Take Back Power shared footage on social media of the incident, which showed one protester slamming a large foil tray of crumble at the glass.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Yet those extraordinary plans are slamming into reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The tech sector is already slamming the brakes on some of its more lavish spending, and private consumer debts are piling up.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

I hustled back into the kitchen and braked a few inches before slamming into my dad towering in the middle of the room.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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