# sliming

Pronunciation: say "SLY-ming" /ˈslaɪmɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of slime. — present participle and gerund of slime
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of slime. Use it after "is" or "are," or to talk about doing the action.
   - _Campaign ads have been sliming the senator for weeks._
   - _The slug left a glistening trail, sliming every leaf it crossed._

## Noun

2. The act of coating someone or something with slime, or a single occasion of it.
   - Simple: Covering someone or something with slime, or one time that it happens.
   - _The celebrity sliming was the highlight of the awards show._
   - _After a thorough sliming by the garden slugs, the lettuce was unfit to eat._
3. The act of damaging another person's reputation or speaking of them with contempt.
   - Simple: Saying nasty things about someone to make other people think badly of them.
   - _The senator called the attack ads a shameless sliming of a decorated veteran._
   - _Months of anonymous sliming on social media drove the reporter to quit._

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