Sledging
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sledging is a noun meaning The act of using a sledge to travel over snow.
Meaning
The act of using a sledge to travel over snow.
More Meanings
- The act of using a sledgehammer to bend or crush an object.
- (cricket) The practice of a fielder making insulting or comical references to an opposition batsman with the aim of distracting the batter.
- present participle and gerund of sledge
Example Sentences
Mind you, Wally wasn't bad at the sledging caper himself.
It is necessary, therefore, to force the ends to the proper curvature, either by sledging, or by some other equivalent means;
In 1831 the naval officer James Clark Ross led the British effort north by sledging out from his ice-bound ship, HMS Victory; after several weeks travelling with Inuit companions he succeeded in finding his compass needle sitting upright.
Word Forms
- sledgings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sledgehammer, maul, sleigh, sled, sledding, sledgie.
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