'Slating' definitions:

Definition of 'slating'

(from WordNet)
noun
Thin layers of rock used for roofing [syn: slate, slating]
noun
A severely critical attack; "the reviewers gave his book a sound slating"
noun
The act of laying slates for a roof

Definition of 'Slating'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment. [Polit. Cant] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Slating'

From: GCIDE
  • Slating \Slat"ing\, n.
  • 1. The act of covering with slate, slates, or a substance resembling slate; the work of a slater. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Slates, collectively; also, material for slating. [1913 Webster]