Definition of "slivering" [slivering]

• Present participle of sliver. (verb)

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• "We knew what the trawls were, and supposed that the porgies were to be used for bait; and we soon found out what "slivering" meant, by seeing him take them by the head and cut a slice from first one side and then the other in such a way that the pieces looked not unlike smaller fish."
• "So I ended up slivering two big slices of Wilson's Jamón Selva Negra into my cream sauce."
• "I will take another look at that right before I go to be… writing about snakes this late might not be such a good idea… even though I am thankful for most of the long slivering creatures."