slating

[sley-ting]

noun

1. the act or work of covering something with slates.

2. materials for roofing with slates.

slating

¹

/ ˈsleɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of laying slates

2. slates collectively, or material for making slates

slating

²

/ ˈsleɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. informal,  a severe reprimand or critical attack

Other Word Forms

• unslating adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of slating¹

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

Example Sentences

“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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