slugging Meaning & Definition
Phonetic codes: S L AH1 G IH0 NG
What Does Slugging Mean?
Slugging is a verb that means present participle and gerund of slug. As a noun, it means A blow or blows with the fist; a beating.
Slugging Definition (Verb)
- present participle and gerund of slug
Slugging as a Noun
- A blow or blows with the fist; a beating.
- The act of hitting a ball hard; slogging.
- The practice of smothering one's face with vaseline in order to moisturize it.
Verb
- To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
- To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking.
- (of a bullet) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel.
- To move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle.
- To load with a slug or slugs.
to slug a gun
- To make sluggish.
Verb
- To hit very hard, usually with the fist.
He insulted my mother, so I slugged him.
Synonyms of Slugging
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Slugging synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Slugging
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Slugging in a Sentence
to slug a gun
He insulted my mother, so I slugged him.
Word Forms & Grammar
slugging
slugging (countable and uncountable, plural sluggings)