sluicing Synonyms & Antonyms
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Sluicing as an Adjective
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sluicing rain
Sluicing as a Verb
present participle and gerund of sluice
To emit by, or as by, flood gates.
To wet copiously, as by opening a sluice
to sluice meadows
To wash with, or in, a stream of water running through a sluice.
(more generally) To wash (down or out).
To flow, pour.
To elide the C` in a coordinated wh-question. See sluicing.
Sluicing as a Noun
The act by which something is sluiced; a copious wetting; a drenching.
A kind of ellipsis, introduced by an interrogative, where (usually) everything except the interrogative is elided from the clause.
A kind of ellipsis, introduced by an interrogative, where (usually) everything except the interrogative is elided from the clause, as in "I like him, but I don't know why".
Sluicing in a Sentence
sluicing rain
to sluice meadows
Word Forms & Grammar
sluicing (comparative more sluicing, superlative most sluicing)
sluicing
sluicing (countable and uncountable, plural sluicings)
Words That Rhyme With Sluicing
Origin of Sluicing
(linguistics): Coined by American linguist John R. Ross.
Sluicing: Key Facts
| Part of speech | adjective, verb, noun |
|---|---|
| Meaning | This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}} |
| Plural | sluicings |
| Comparative / superlative | more sluicing, most sluicing |
Frequently Asked Questions About Sluicing
Is sluicing an adjective or a verb?
Sluicing is mainly used as an adjective, but it can also be used as a verb and a noun.
What is the plural of sluicing?
The plural of sluicing is sluicings.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of sluicing?
The comparative form is more sluicing and the superlative form is most sluicing.