Definition of "slating" [slat•ing]

• Slates for covering roofs, walls, or other surfaces. (noun)

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• "He took great pleasure in slating her for her affair with John Major and her ministerial career (although he seemed a bit short of detail on the latter)."
• "I have in old days given to a few novels (though, of course, only when they richly deserved it) what is called a "slating" -- an"
• "MI & FL can do all the posturing they want by 'slating' delegates for Denver, but they're as relevant as their shadows until the rules are changed."