Slamming

//ˈslæm.ɪŋ// adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of something being slammed. countable, uncountable

    "He would also have been exposed to the coughings and shufflings, comings and goings, questions and answers, wailings and slammings, snivellings and sneezings, etc., which figured so prominently in the reference room […]"

  2. 2
    A form of fraud in which a customer's telephone service, Internet domain registration or credit card processor is changed without their consent. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of slam form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Great; awesome. slang

    "First off, how could I ever be a totally slamming, hot French expert on free-running. But, that technicality aside, I honestly don't want to be Henri."

Synonyms

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Example

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"Repeatedly slamming the clutch pedal, I somehow managed to get the clutch disengaged so I could just about drive for the time being."

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