Slating

He took great pleasure in slating her for her affair with John Major and her ministerial career (although he seemed a bit short of detail on the latter). ❋ Unknown (2006)

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 ❋ George Saintsbury (1889)

MI & FL can do all the posturing they want by 'slating' delegates for Denver, but they're as relevant as their shadows until the rules are changed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A widowed sister-in-law looks after his house for him and her sons manage the business of slating which is connected with the trade in slate and is scarcely inferior to it in size. ❋ Various (N/A)

The key phrase at the slating session of prospective judges is "I am a lifelong Democrat," which is code for saying, I'll decide cases when I can the way the party wants. ❋ Dick Simpson (2012)

Terry Lavin, a current slated candidate, put his credentials for judge at the slating session this way: I have been a loyal Democrat. ❋ Dick Simpson (2012)

I think about how I talk with my husband, the jokes I make about him being Irish, the slating I get from him for being from Manchester. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Alexis Petridis's slating of the new Viva Brother album won some interesting responses. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Elsewhere it reports: "We noted one or two tabbed slates indicating that the slating nails are now beginning to reach the end of their serviceable life and whilst re-covering the roof is not considered essential, as repairs become more frequent it may prove cost effective to re-cover this roof within the next 10-15 years." ❋ Unknown (2011)

If by slating but not naming the Daily Mail, the watchdog thought it could escape the Wrath of Dacre, it was mistaken. ❋ Unknown (2011)

So, how can Quinn and the Democrat Party get away with tossing the legitimate, voter-selected Black candidate under the bus (a Democrat political operative actually stating there are ‘too many’ high-visibility Blacks for one election), and slating a white female with family connections who was never a candidate? ❋ Unknown (2010)

However, making up for these offerings is Christopher Fowler's Interference column that combines a brutal slating of the Paranormal Romance genre with an impassioned cry for diversity in Horror. ❋ Unknown (2010)

One of the five Court Justices is my favorite, Judge Ann Burke, who is married to the very powerful Ward Boss, Alderman Ed Burke, chairman of the Cook County's Democratic Judicial slating committee, i. e. picks the party's judges for the ballot, who strongly favors Rahm's opponent Gery Chico. ❋ Sugar Rautbord (2011)

This reminds me a little of when one of the actress from freddy vs jason started slating the film before it even came out. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Could this sudden urge to bond have anything to do with the second slating that L Ron Hubbard and his crew have just received from BBC Panorama and its dogged reporter John Sweeney? ❋ Hugh Muir (2010)

So many people seem to love Brown so much that they will lose no opportunity of slating Cameron. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Of course the irony is that Ford has officially killed their Mercury division, slating it to be gone within the next two years. ❋ Unknown (2010)

[Mikayla]: Look at Sophie, she always acts like the [teachers pet] to get 7As Sophie: I know I'm a [suck up], stop slating me! ❋ Assdhkposwwf23 (2017)

He [slated] her [good] ❋ Bi-atch (2002)

[Slate] [roof tiles] ❋ The Great Bonzo (2004)

Reading Slate on [Dawkins] is exactly like reading a [creationist] on [Darwin]. ❋ Mrdobolino (2017)

slated-it was ok for tom to come out and say he was gay everyone said [thats fine],even though he was married for 13 years and has a teenage daughter and his wife is heartbroken..but omg did u see olive had an affair with that chap down the village,lets give her a really difficult teasing/lets [slate] her [bout it],even though she not married and is single ❋ [email protected] (2008)

Break the [slates] for [Christ's] sake, male [slags]... ❋ Bargain Bill (2011)

Tate and Lucy at the same time: we should go to [hershey park]!!! Tate: jinx!! [knock on wood]!...bang...bang...bang...OWWW!!! [Kanika]: gosh Tate, don't be such a slate! ❋ Lucinda Rolando (2008)

[Why are you here] [no one likes you] your a [SLATE] ❋ Tyrxxcxlowx (2018)

1. Teacher: Now get yourself a [slate] an do questions one through eight. 2. Guy#1: I got some [yak]. Guy#2: [Put it there] on the slate. ❋ JaySteeze (2015)

This might sound Slate, but I think China's accumulation of US debt is actually good for the [American economy] in the long term. The [Oklahoma City Thunder] might have won a few games without [Kevin Durant], but to suggest they're better off without him is Slate. ❋ Constable Echelon (2009)