sluicing

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Synonyms: slicing, slumping, sliding, slurring, sliming, splicing, slugging, slicking, sourcing, slushing, suiting

Antonyms: slicing, slumping, sliding, slurring, sliming, splicing, slugging, slicking, sourcing, slushing, suiting

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Adjective

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Verb

1. {{infl of|en|sluice||ing-form}}

Noun

1. The act by which something is sluiced; a copious wetting; a [[drench]]ing.
2. {{senseid|en|sluicing_ellipsis}} {{lb|en|linguistics}} A kind of [[ellipsis]], introduced by an [[interrogative]], where (usually) everything except the interrogative is [[elide]]d from the [[clause]].

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