Slating

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

slating
    n 1: thin layers of rock used for roofing [syn: {slate},
         {slating}]
    2: a severely critical attack; "the reviewers gave his book a
       sound slating"
    3: the act of laying slates for a roof

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Slating \Slat"ing\, n.
   1. The act of covering with slate, slates, or a substance
      resembling slate; the work of a slater.
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   2. Slates, collectively; also, material for slating.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Slate \Slate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Slating}.]
   1. To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate;
      as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe.
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   2. To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for
      an appointment. [Polit. Cant]
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