slating

IPA: sɫˈeɪtɪŋ

noun

  • Slates collectively.
  • Material for slating.
  • (informal) A harsh criticism.
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Examples of "slating" in Sentences

  • Alexis Petridis's slating of the new Viva Brother album won some interesting responses.
  • This reminds me a little of when one of the actress from freddy vs jason started slating the film before it even came out.
  • I have in old days given to a few novels (though, of course, only when they richly deserved it) what is called a "slating" -- an
  • I think about how I talk with my husband, the jokes I make about him being Irish, the slating I get from him for being from Manchester.
  • MI & FL can do all the posturing they want by 'slating' delegates for Denver, but they're as relevant as their shadows until the rules are changed.
  • He took great pleasure in slating her for her affair with John Major and her ministerial career (although he seemed a bit short of detail on the latter).
  • A widowed sister-in-law looks after his house for him and her sons manage the business of slating which is connected with the trade in slate and is scarcely inferior to it in size.
  • One of the five Court Justices is my favorite, Judge Ann Burke, who is married to the very powerful Ward Boss, Alderman Ed Burke, chairman of the Cook County's Democratic Judicial slating committee, i. e. picks the party's judges for the ballot, who strongly favors Rahm's opponent Gery Chico.
  • Elsewhere it reports: "We noted one or two tabbed slates indicating that the slating nails are now beginning to reach the end of their serviceable life and whilst re-covering the roof is not considered essential, as repairs become more frequent it may prove cost effective to re-cover this roof within the next 10-15 years."

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