Definition of Slammings

1. slamming [n] - See also: slamming

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slammings

slamdanced
slamdances
slamdancing
slamdunk
slamdunk approach
slamdunk approaches
slamdunks
slamfire
slamfires
slammed
slammer
slammerkin
slammers
slamming
slammingly
slammings
slams
slander
slandered
slanderer
slanderers
slandering
slanderous
slanderously
slanderousness
slanders
slandre
slane
slanes
slang

Literary usage of Slammings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rural Affairs by John Jacob Thomas (1869)
"The various slammings, pullings, jerkings, and vain or difficult efforts to open or shut the door, twist, crack or injure it, deranging the knob or lock, ..."

2. Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature by Edward Tuckerman Mason (1886)
"... and shriekings and slammings. It was one of those midnights when the devil evidently " has business on his hand." Of a sudden there was a rustle in the ..."

3. Sights in Boston and Suburbs: Or, Guide to the Stranger by R. L. Midgley (1856)
"... brought in from the street; and as the doors swing on noiseless hinges, no interruption from scuffling of feet or slammings can ever occur. THE CUPOLA. ..."

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