slagging
slagging Lexical Profile
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• noun
British The act or an instance of criticizing, insulting, or mocking someone harshly or playfully (also common in Irish slang).
"The comedian received a relentless slagging from the audience after his opening jokes fell flat."
The formation or accumulation of molten or solidified slag in a furnace, boiler, or metallurgical process.
"Engineers adjusted the combustion temperature to prevent excessive slagging on the boiler tubes."
• verb
British To criticize, insult, or disparage someone or something harshly (present participle of slag; often used with 'off').
"He spent the entire evening slagging the referee's decisions during the football match."
To form, produce, or turn into vitreous slag during smelting or fuel combustion (present participle of slag).
"The low-grade coal was rapidly slagging inside the high-temperature combustion chamber."
• Rhymes for slagging
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