Slating — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

thin layers of rock used for roofing

a severely critical attack

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈeɪɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈeɪtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈeɪtɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /slˈeɪɾɪŋ/.

Examples

the reviewers gave his book a sound slating
He slated his talk for 9 AM
She was slated to be his successor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slat slate

Parts of Speech

noun	thin layers of rock used for roofing
noun	a severely critical attack “the reviewers gave his book a sound slating”
noun	the act of laying slates for a roof
verb	designate or schedule “He slated his talk for 9 AM”
verb	enter on a list or slate for an election “He was slated for borough president”
verb	cover with slate “slate the roof”
verb	equip or bar with slats “Slat the windows”
verb	close the slats of (windows)

Word Forms

slate	verb	cover with slate
slate	noun	a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
slating	noun	the act of laying slates for a roof
slat	noun	a thin strip (wood or metal)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verriss

dünne Gesteinsschichten, die zur Dacheindeckung verwendet werden

🇫🇷French

éreintement

fines couches de roche utilisées pour la toiture

🇪🇸Spanish

pizarra

finas capas de roca utilizadas para techar

🇮🇹Italian

sling

sottili strati di roccia utilizzati per le coperture

🇳🇱Dutch

leien

dunne lagen steen die als dakbedekking worden gebruikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

ardósia

finas camadas de rocha usadas para coberturas

🇷🇺Russian

обшивка

тонкие слои камня, используемые для кровли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्लेटिंग

छत बनाने के लिए चट्टान की पतली परतों का उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্লেটিং

পাতলা শিলা স্তর ছাদ জন্য ব্যবহৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்லேட்டிங்

கூரைக்கு பயன்படுத்தப்படும் பாறையின் மெல்லிய அடுக்குகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్లేటింగ్

రూఫింగ్ కోసం ఉపయోగించే రాతి యొక్క పలుచని పొరలు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्लेटिंग

छतासाठी वापरलेले खडकाचे पातळ थर

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્લેટીંગ

છત માટે ઉપયોગમાં લેવાતા ખડકના પાતળા સ્તરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಲೇಟಿಂಗ್

ಮೇಲ್ಛಾವಣಿಗೆ ಬಳಸುವ ಕಲ್ಲಿನ ತೆಳುವಾದ ಪದರಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ലേറ്റിംഗ്

മേൽക്കൂരയ്‌ക്ക് ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന പാറയുടെ നേർത്ത പാളികൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਲੇਟਿੰਗ

ਛੱਤ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੀਆਂ ਜਾਂਦੀਆਂ ਚੱਟਾਨਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਪਤਲੀਆਂ ਪਰਤਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

سلیٹنگ

چٹان کی پتلی تہوں کو چھت بنانے کے لیے استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

石板

用于屋顶的薄层岩石

🇯🇵Japanese

スレーティング

屋根に使用される薄い岩の層

🇰🇷Korean

슬레이트

지붕에 사용되는 얇은 암석층

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đá phiến

lớp đá mỏng dùng để lợp mái

🇹🇭Thai

กระดานชนวน

หินบางๆ ที่ใช้มุงหลังคา

🇮🇩Indonesian

papan tulis

lapisan tipis batu yang digunakan untuk atap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لائحة

طبقات رقيقة من الصخور تستخدم في التسقيف

🇮🇷Persian

تخته سنگ

لایه های نازک سنگی که برای سقف استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

listeleme

Çatı kaplamasında kullanılan ince kaya katmanları

🇮🇱Hebrew

גזרה

שכבות דקות של סלע המשמשות לקירוי

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