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Plunking
- verb - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
- make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
- set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He plonked the money on the table"; "He plonked himself into the sofa"
Slabbing
- - Adapted for forming slabs, or for dressing flat surfaces.
Slacking
- verb - avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
- be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention"
- become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
- become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"
- make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"
- make less active or intense
- release tension on; "slack the rope"
- the evasion of work or duty
Slamming
- verb - close violently; "He slammed the door shut"
- dance the slam dance
- strike violently; "slam the ball"
- throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table"
Slangily
- adverb - with slang; in a slangy manner; "he expresses himself slangily"
Slanging
- verb - abuse with coarse language
- fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
- use slang or vulgar language
Slanting
- verb - having an oblique or slanted direction
- heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
- Leaning
- lie obliquely; "A scar slanted across his face"
- present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
- to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
Slapping
- verb - hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"
Slashing
- verb - as if striking with slashing blows; "his slashing demon-ridden cadenza"
- beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
- cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"
- cut open; "she slashed her wrists"
- cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
- move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"