slating adjective. ['sleɪtɪŋ] L19.
[formed as SLATING noun + -ING².]
Severely critical or condemnatory.

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slating noun. ['sleɪtɪŋ] LME.
[from SLATE verb¹ + -ING¹.]
1. The action of SLATE verb¹. LME.

2. The slates covering a roof etc. E19.

3. a. A severe punishment or beating. slang. M19.
b. A severe reprimand; severe criticism, an unfavourable review. colloq. L19.
■ A. West She wrote a slating of my father's novel..in which she took issue with his ideas about women.

4. A kind of wash for blackboards; the action of covering a blackboard with such a wash. L19.

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