slicing
/ˈslaɪsɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of slice: cutting something into thin, flat pieces.
- The baker was slicing the loaf of bread with a serrated knife.
- He spent the afternoon slicing apples for the pie.
- She is slicing the tomatoes for the salad.
- Cutting through something smoothly or quickly, like a knife through air or water.
- The fighter jet was slicing through the clouds.
- The boat was slicing through the waves at high speed.
- The skater was slicing across the ice with graceful movements.
- In sports, hitting a ball so that it curves sideways (e.g., in golf, tennis, or baseball).
- The golfer was slicing the ball into the rough on every drive.
- He kept slicing his tennis serves, sending them wide of the court.
- The batter was slicing the ball down the right field line for a double.
noun
- The act of cutting something into thin, flat pieces.
- She watched the chef's precise slicing of the vegetables for the stir-fry.
- The slicing of the bread was done quickly with an electric knife.
- The machine does the slicing of the cheese automatically.
- A piece or portion that has been cut off; a slice.
- Each slicing of the roast was served with gravy.
- He took a slicing of the cake and put it on his plate.
- The pizza was divided into eight slicings.
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