sledging

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === sledging (countable and uncountable, plural sledgings) The act of using a sledge to travel over snow. The act of using a sledgehammer to bend or crush an object. 1905, "The "Lap-Joint Crack" in Steam Boilers", The Locomotive, new series 25: 162 It is necessary, therefore, to force the ends to the proper curvature, either by sledging, or by some other equivalent means; (cricket) The practice of a fielder making insulting or comical references to an opposition batsman with the aim of distracting the batter. === Verb === sledging present participle and gerund of sledge ==== Derived terms ==== sledging biscuit ==== Translations ==== === See also === trash-talk === Anagrams === geldings, ledgings, sniggled