slugging

English

Verb

slugging

  1. present participle and gerund of slug

Noun

slugging (countable and uncountable, plural sluggings)

  1. (US) A blow or blows with the fist; a beating.
    • 1962, Daniel Bell, The End of Ideology:
      The feuding for control of the Jersey waterfront made news as sluggings, bombings, and beatings continued on the Jersey City docks.
  2. (US) The act of hitting a ball hard; slogging.
  3. (slang, neologism, cosmetics) The practice of smothering one's face with vaseline in order to moisturize it.

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Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /esˈlaɡin/ [esˈla.ɣ̞ĩn]
  • Rhymes: -aɡin

Noun

slugging m (uncountable)

  1. (baseball) slugging
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