slating
/ˈsleɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- Relating to or used for covering with slate.
- The slating hammer was heavy and well-worn.
- They bought slating nails for the roof repair.
- She studied slating techniques in her construction class.
noun
- The act or process of covering a roof or other surface with slate tiles.
- He learned the trade of slating from his father.
- The old church needed a complete slating after the storm.
- The slating of the new house took the workers three weeks.
- A set of slate tiles on a roof or other surface.
- The slating on the cottage was dark and weathered.
- The slating gleamed in the rain, smooth and gray.
- We replaced the broken slating on the garden shed.
- Harsh criticism or a severe scolding.
- The movie received a slating from the critics.
- The team's poor performance earned them a slating in the press.
- He got a slating from his boss for missing the deadline.
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