What does slighting mean?
Slighting means present participle and gerund of slight.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of slight.
His habit of slighting the company chairman was considered to be inappropriate behaviour.
[…] the rest, who had looked upon him with such disdainful neglect […] now flocked about him, striving who should express most respect, and, by an extraordinary officiousness, redeem their late slightings.
The slighting of children
The slighting of a handshake by Samuel ticked off Judi to no end.
Use slighting when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Slighting means present participle and gerund of slight.
Common synonyms include deprecating, belittling, deprecatory, deprecative.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
His habit of slighting the company chairman was considered to be inappropriate behaviour.
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