Definition of sluicing Sluicing

/sluˈsɪŋ/ - [slusing] - sluic•ing

We found 6 definitions of sluicing from 4 different sources.

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What does sluicing mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

sluicing - pouring from or as if from a sluice; "the sluicing rain"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • sluicing (Noun)
    The act by which something is sluiced; a copious wetting; a drenching.
  • sluicing (Noun)
    A kind of ellipsis, introduced by an interrogative, where usually everything except the interrogative is elided from the clause, as in "I like him, but I don't know why".
  • sluicing (Verb)
    Present participle of sluice.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • sluicing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Sluice

Part of speech

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  • sluicing, verb, gerund of sluice (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

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