slating

American  

[sley-ting] / ˈsleɪ tɪŋ /

noun

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

2. materials for roofing with slates.

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slating ¹ British  

/ ˈsleɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of laying slates

2. slates collectively, or material for making slates

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slating ² British  

/ ˈsleɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. informal a severe reprimand or critical attack

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Other Word Forms

• unslating
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of slating

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

Example Sentences

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slating

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.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2021

This is also the last year that the tactic of slating is likely to work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2016

She skipped Thursday’s candidate slating, saying party leaders haven’t favored her before and weren’t going to pick her.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 14, 2016

Interesting watching all the local news people at Bolton slating the Andy Kellett transfer around an hour and a half before it was completed.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2015

Neither has a slate been lifted, though about two yards of slating were stripped from the stables in the haugh, which you know were comparatively less exposed.

From Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)