Slatting

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  • noun. The violent shaking or flapping of anything hanging loose in the wind, as of a sail, when being hauled down.
  • Slats, collectively.
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  • verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slat.
  • noun. The violent shaking or flapping of anything hanging loose in the wind, as of a sail when being hauled down.
  • Word Usage
    "But he ceased his yelping to listen to a new noise — a thunderous slatting of canvas accompanied by shouts and cries."
    verb-stem
    slat