Definition of "slatting" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slat. (verb)
• The violent shaking or flapping of anything hanging loose in the wind, as of a sail when being hauled down. (noun)

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• "But he ceased his yelping to listen to a new noise — a thunderous slatting of canvas accompanied by shouts and cries."
• "Again I will wait to hear all the evidence before I go around slatting people. on April 22, 2009 at 3: 30 pm inspectorgadget blueboy - looking at serious time? clearly someone who has not been near a UK Court in the last ten years. guffaw."
• "The yacht, completing the manoeuvre, headed into the wind with slatting canvas, and righted to an even keel."