The reviewers gave his book a sound slating. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : the district leader slated for city judge. ,The premiere was slated for January. From Dictionary.com.
I have in old days given to a few novels (though, of course, only when they richly deserved it) what is called a "slating" -- an. From Wordnik.com. [A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800] Reference
Cassava cuttings may be planted straight or slating. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
Five minutes earlier and what a slating we should have got!. From Wordnik.com. [With Rimington] Reference
He deserves all the slating he gets for doing that frankly. From Wordnik.com. [A victory for tabloid journalism!] Reference
Code of practice for slating and tiling of roofs and claddings. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
Premier Hernus Kriel's slating the service as nothing more than a. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The January primary has been acknowledged and used in your slating. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 2, 2008] Reference
Hmm just the other day you were slating me for being "liberal"!!!!!. From Wordnik.com. [Hold fast !] Reference
Design charts for fixing roof slating and tiling against wind uplift. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
June 12, 2005 at 1: 21 pm sheepishly awaiting my slating for using IE6!. From Wordnik.com. [Tracking yourself with RSS] Reference
I've seen a few people slating this already, but nothing really concrete. From Wordnik.com. [Filmstalker: Idlewild Clips online] Reference
Just listening to the first part of the podcast and your slating the episode. From Wordnik.com. [LOSTCasts 37: The Glass Ballerina] Reference
HEMMER: Yes, I heard you're slating (ph) Oakland and Philly for the Super Bowl. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 13, 2003] Reference
Don't read my latest article, I'm slating Tamasins new book, but only slightly. From Wordnik.com. [Cream of Green Split Pea Soup] Reference
Wanna see how companies react when they find a post about you slating their game?. From Wordnik.com. [More on Sexy Videogamedeveloperland] Reference
(NYSE) fell 1.52, or 12%, to 11.52 after slating an offering of convertible bonds. From Wordnik.com. [Brookfield Homes Declines,] Reference
Rafter distance: 800 mm. - Roofing consisting of 24 mm thick boards with slating. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 3] Reference
It was nice meeting you all (Thank you for not slating my terrible diary entries!!!). From Wordnik.com. [kindofmagic Diary Entry] Reference
Last year they feared Ma was slating them for elimination under the new legislature. From Wordnik.com. [Venusian Politics] Reference
If they can do that within a PG-13 slating they'll have every kid they want in there. From Wordnik.com. [Hugh Jackman Talks About X-Men Origins: Wolverine Differences « FirstShowing.net] Reference
My thing is this, why are we clean slating the original series in order to tell it again!. From Wordnik.com. [Star Trek - Lost Again] Reference
By Anonymous, at Sat Mar 29, 06:20:00 PM che - I don't think you can say I'm slating them. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Missing Two'] Reference
The roof of the chapel did not fly off, which speaks volumes in praise of its solid slating. From Wordnik.com. [Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte] Reference
So many people seem to love Brown so much that they will lose no opportunity of slating Cameron. From Wordnik.com. [Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I...] Reference
Trying to get people to laugh at the Tories whilst bigging up Brown on BBC TV, slating Boris, and now this. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
"I never want to answer a question by slating someone else but what was said by Plaatjie is utter nonsense.". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
I've read many a diatribe from religious leaders slating his opinions - never seen one try to save his soul though?. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?] Reference
We ask the opportunity to participate in the delegates slating and approval process if you reinstate delegates for Michigan. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 31, 2008] Reference
Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter will continue to oversee the Marvel empire, slating story lines for film and video game production. From Wordnik.com. [Shelly Palmer: Fox Integrating Twitter Into Repeat Broadcasts of Shows: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer September 1, 2009] Reference
Another contract to make another three-hour documentary series that – guess what – spent most of its time slating America. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Nigerian information minister Walter Ofonagoro's slating of Mandela as the "black head of a white country" and his claims that South. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Mandela's opening of Parliament address by slating his government's weaknesses and questioning his assertion that crime levels had fallen. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
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