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How to pronounce slating in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms slate
Type of roofing material
Type Words
Type of criticism, unfavorable judgment


the reviewers gave his book a sound slating.
Type Words
Type of roofing
Derivation slate

Examples of slating

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It completely astonishes me that people are slating Doyle so much at the moment.
From the expressandstar.com
I bet you haven't taken that into account when slating Wolves in previous games?
From the expressandstar.com
British newspapers were near unanimous in slating the ruling by unelected judges.
From the telegraph.co.uk
At the end of the day it's academic to come on here slating the EDO organisation.
From the theargus.co.uk
When we released our first single, we got horrible comments on YouTube slating us.
From the metro.co.uk
He acknowledges the field could be crowded despite Democratic slating efforts.
From the orlandosentinel.com
I'm very happy that people aren't slating the play during Black History Month.
From the npr.org
Do the people on here slating Jonny Evans think that our other targets are perfect?
From the expressandstar.com
Great signing, can't believe some of you on here who are slating him already.
From the expressandstar.com
More examples
  • Designate or schedule; "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She was slated to be his successor"
  • (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
  • Thin layers of rock used for roofing
  • Enter on a list or slate for an election; "He was slated for borough president"
  • A fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
  • Cover with slate; "slate the roof"
  • Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. ...
  • SLATE, a pioneer organization of the New Left and precursor of the Free Speech Movement, was a campus political party at the University of California, Berkeley from 1958 to 1966.
  • Slate } is a gray color with a slight azure tinge that is a representation of the average color of the material slate.