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Skating vs Slating - What's the difference?

skating | slating |

As verbs the difference between skating and slating

is that skating is present participle of lang=en while slating is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between skating and slating

is that skating is the action or sport of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates while slating is slates collectively.

skating

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The action or sport of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
  • * 1854 , Charles Manby Smith, The working-man's way in the world (page 283)
    • My merry Christmas and first matrimonial plum-pudding, which I had a hand in compounding — the sprig of mistletoe which I bought for home-consumption, the walks in the parks and the skatings on the Serpentine during the two days' holiday

    Derived terms

    * figure skating * free skating * ice skating * park skating * roller skating * skating on thin ice * skating rink * ski skating * speed skating * street skating

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    slating

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Slates collectively.
  • Material for slating.
  • (informal) A harsh criticism.
    • His new book got a real slating .

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