slatting

American  

[slat-ing] / ˈslæt ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of furnishing with or making from slats. slat.

2. a number of slats, slat, taken as a whole.

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Etymology

Origin of slatting

First recorded in 1525–35; slat ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The second race petered out in a slatting calm.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week the biggest, most serious maritime strike in U. S. history ran through its second week with all three coasts fretted by waterfront squalls and with peace negotiations slatting dismally in the doldrums.

From Time Magazine Archive

She and Nat went to the window together and watched the rain slatting down in the weed-grown garden.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

The wind took the Frog backward, but with the sails loose and slatting she moved so slowly that she was effectively still.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen

Sitting at the table in the darkness, the moonlight slatting into the cabin through the small windows in bars of pale white, he hated himself more than all the rest.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen