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

From Literature

Two days had slipped away since Jimmy joined the Tyee, when, with her dew-wet canvas slatting at every roll, she crept out from the narrow waters into the Pacific.

From Project Gutenberg

Again Alaric was in despair, though he could still hear the shouting of orders and a confused slatting of sails.

From Project Gutenberg

The yacht shot up into the wind all right; but after hanging there for a minute with slatting sails, she gracefully tilled away again on her former tack.

From Project Gutenberg

The breeze had died, however, and the Stella wallowed in a glassy calm, her sails slatting, her booms creaking, her gear complaining to the drunken roll.

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