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