English

Verb

slighting

1. present participle of slight

   His slighting of the company chairman was considered to be inappropriate behaviour.

Adjective

slighting ‎(comparative more slighting, superlative most slighting)

1. In the manner of a slight; belittling, deprecative

Noun

slighting ‎(plural slightings)

1. The act of giving a slight or snub.
   • 1848, Lucy Hutchinson, Memoirs of the life of Colonel Hutchinson (page 376)

     […] the rest, who had looked upon him with such disdainful neglect […] now flocked about him, striving who should express most respect, and, by an extraordinary officiousness, redeem their late slightings.

2. (regional) An act of ignoring or neglecting someone or something; more broadly neglect.

   The slighting of childern‎

3. (regional) The action of rejecting someone or something; rejection.

   The slighting of a handshake by Samuel ticked off Judi to no end.‎

4. (military) The full or partial demolition of a fortification, rendering it no longer defensible.

Anagrams

• lightings

References

• The Dictionary of the Scots Language