Slugging
noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A blow or blows with the fist; a beating. US, countable, uncountable
"The feuding for control of the Jersey waterfront made news as sluggings, bombings, and beatings continued on the Jersey City docks."
- 2 The act of hitting a ball hard; slogging. US, countable, uncountable
- 3 The practice of smothering one's face with vaseline in order to moisturize it. countable, neologism, slang, uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of slug form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"The feuding for control of the Jersey waterfront made news as sluggings, bombings, and beatings continued on the Jersey City docks."