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PRONUNCIATION OF SLUBBING

slubbing  [ˈslʌbɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLUBBING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slubbing is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb slubbing in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SLUBBING

PRESENT

Present
I slubbing
you slubbing
he/she/it slubbings
we slubbing
you slubbing
they slubbing
Present continuous
I am slubbinging
you are slubbinging
he/she/it is slubbinging
we are slubbinging
you are slubbinging
they are slubbinging
Present perfect
I have slubbinged
you have slubbinged
he/she/it has slubbinged
we have slubbinged
you have slubbinged
they have slubbinged
Present perfect continuous
I have been slubbinging
you have been slubbinging
he/she/it has been slubbinging
we have been slubbinging
you have been slubbinging
they have been slubbinging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I slubbinged
you slubbinged
he/she/it slubbinged
we slubbinged
you slubbinged
they slubbinged
Past continuous
I was slubbinging
you were slubbinging
he/she/it was slubbinging
we were slubbinging
you were slubbinging
they were slubbinging
Past perfect
I had slubbinged
you had slubbinged
he/she/it had slubbinged
we had slubbinged
you had slubbinged
they had slubbinged
Past perfect continuous
I had been slubbinging
you had been slubbinging
he/she/it had been slubbinging
we had been slubbinging
you had been slubbinging
they had been slubbinging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will slubbing
you will slubbing
he/she/it will slubbing
we will slubbing
you will slubbing
they will slubbing
Future continuous
I will be slubbinging
you will be slubbinging
he/she/it will be slubbinging
we will be slubbinging
you will be slubbinging
they will be slubbinging
Future perfect
I will have slubbinged
you will have slubbinged
he/she/it will have slubbinged
we will have slubbinged
you will have slubbinged
they will have slubbinged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been slubbinging
you will have been slubbinging
he/she/it will have been slubbinging
we will have been slubbinging
you will have been slubbinging
they will have been slubbinging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would slubbing
you would slubbing
he/she/it would slubbing
we would slubbing
you would slubbing
they would slubbing
Conditional continuous
I would be slubbinging
you would be slubbinging
he/she/it would be slubbinging
we would be slubbinging
you would be slubbinging
they would be slubbinging
Conditional perfect
I would have slubbing
you would have slubbing
he/she/it would have slubbing
we would have slubbing
you would have slubbing
they would have slubbing
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been slubbinging
you would have been slubbinging
he/she/it would have been slubbinging
we would have been slubbinging
you would have been slubbinging
they would have been slubbinging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you slubbing
we let´s slubbing
you slubbing
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to slubbing
Past participle
slubbinged
Present Participle
slubbinging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLUBBING


blubbing
ˈblʌbɪŋ
clubbing
ˈklʌbɪŋ
drubbing
ˈdrʌbɪŋ
dubbing
ˈdʌbɪŋ
landlubbing
ˈlændˌlʌbɪŋ
nightclubbing
ˈnaɪtˌklʌbɪŋ
nubbing
ˈnʌbɪŋ
overdubbing
ˈəʊvəˌdʌbɪŋ
rubbing
ˈrʌbɪŋ
scrubbing
ˈskrʌbɪŋ
stubbing
ˈstʌbɪŋ
underclubbing
ˌʌndəˈklʌbɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLUBBING

slub
slubbed
slubber
slubberdegullion
slubberingly
slubby
sludge
sludgier
sludgiest
sludgy
slue
sluff
slug
slug it out
slugabed
slugfest
sluggard
sluggardise
sluggardize
sluggardliness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLUBBING

attention-grabbing
back-stabbing
blabbing
bobbing
climbing
cribbing
grabbing
headline-grabbing
hobbing
mobbing
money-grubbing
nabbing
ribbing
robbing
sobbing
stabbing
subbing
swabbing
throbbing
tubbing
webbing

Synonyms and antonyms of slubbing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «slubbing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLUBBING

Find out the translation of slubbing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slubbing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slubbing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粗纱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mecha
570 millions of speakers

English

slubbing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

slubbing
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

slubbing
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

slubbing
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

slubbing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

slubbing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mèche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Slubbing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lunte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

slubbing
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

slubbing
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slubbing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

slubbing
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

slubbing
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लबिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

slubbing
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fiammatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

slubbing
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

slubbing
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

slubbing
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σλάμπιν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slubbing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slubbing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slubbing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slubbing

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLUBBING»

The term «slubbing» is normally little used and occupies the 150.611 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLUBBING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «slubbing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «slubbing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slubbing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLUBBING»

Discover the use of slubbing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slubbing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Catalogue of the Collection of Animal Products belonging to ...
Slubbing from 6th ditto, 2 lbs. 14 oz. per 560 yards. 10. Slubbing from 7th ditto, 2 lbs. 8 oz. per 560 yards. 11. Slubbing from 8th ditto, lib. 6oz. per 560 yards. 12. Slubbing from 9th ditto, 1 lb. per 560 yards. 13. Roving, from 1st roving frame, 2 oz.
‎1858
2
Catalogue of the collection of animal products, South ...
Slubbing from 2nd ditto, 61bs. 4 oz. per 560 yards. 6. Slubbing from 3rd ditto, 4 lbs. 12 oz. per 560 yards. 7. Slubbing from 4th ditto, 3 lbs. 12 oz. per 560 yards. 8. Slubbing from 5th ditto, 3 lbs. per 560 yards. 9. Slubbing from 6th ditto, 2 lbs.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Peter Lund SIMMONDS, 1860
3
Science and Art department of the Committee of Council on ...
Slubbing from 3rd ditto, 4 lbs. 12 o*. per 560 yards. 7. Stubbing from 4th ditto. 3 lbs. 12 oz. per 560 yards. 8. Stubbing from 5th ditto, 3 lbs. per 560 rarda. 9. Stubbing from 6th ditto, 2 lbs. 6 oz. per 560 yards. 10. Slubbing from 7th ditto, 1 lb .
J. C. Robinson, 1860
4
Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences
The present invention consists in preventing this inconvenience and waste, by traversing a bobbin of' slubbing or of soft twited cotton (or sliver of cotton, twisted or untwisted, from a can) transversely across the machine whilst the lap is being ...
‎1856
5
THE PENNY MAGAZINE OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF ...
Since then, this source of abuse has been remedied, and all factory arrangements have been placed on a better footing, partly by the masters themselves, and partly by the operation of the Factory Acts. But to return to the slubbing-machine : a ...
‎1843
6
The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and ...
The covered tollers are each moved by the iteel rollers on which they press, and by this means the slubbing is drawn out twice successively before it passes to the fly. The spinning part, for each thread consists of a spindle placed .vertically, ...
William Nicholson, 1809
7
New Scientist
AUTOMATIC CONTROL IN THE WOOL INDUSTRY Before wool fibres are fed to the spinning machine they are divided into ropes called stubbing. Any irregularity of weight in the slubbing may be passed on to the spun yarn. An automatic ...
8
Wool: Science and Technology
6.9): i) Slubbing Delivery: The carriage moves forward at approximately the same speed as the slubbing is delivered and the spindles rotate at a slow speed to insert twist into the slubbing. ii) Drafting: At this stage the delivery rollers stop but  ...
W S Simpson, G Crawshaw, 2002
9
Class, Sect, and Party: The Making of the British Middle ...
3 The carding engine completed the straightening of the fibres and laid them ready for the slubbing billy. This was also a power-driven process and should not be confused with the carding process of the worsted industry. These first three ...
Robert John Morris, 1990
10
Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful ...
This circumstance has been so strongly felt, that attempts have been, and, we believe, are being made, to connect the slubbing-machine with the carding- engine in such a manner that steam-power shall effect both operations. When the wool ...
‎1840

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLUBBING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slubbing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Seattle Mariners At Toronto Blue Jays Series Preview
Jose Bautista is hitting, and Edwin Encarnacion is… well, he's not totally slubbing, but he's off his mark. Overall, though, the offense is fine. Dingers. They're ... «Emerald City Swagger, May 15»
2
Holmfirth Folk Festival draws the crowds
No fewer than 25 dance groups took part in the event, including locally-based morris dancers Thieving Magpie, Slubbing Billy's North West Morris and Spiral ... «Huddersfield Examiner, May 15»
3
Big song and dance across city
Members of Slubbing Billy's Morris from North West Yorkshire peform during the Durham Folk Party event in Durham. Picture: DAVID WOOD (8636877). «The Northern Echo, Jul 14»
4
Huddersfield Morris dancers plan Tour de Dance to welcome cyclists
Huddersfield Morris dancers Slubbing Billy's are planning to launch their own special Yorkshire welcome to the world's top cyclists, who hit town on July 6. «Huddersfield Examiner, Jun 14»
5
GQ&A: Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl on Mark Ronson …
CKM: With our band T-shirts we go to these old school guys in Brooklyn who do this technique called "slubbing". It's this irregular hand-woven texture, not done ... «GQ.com, May 14»
6
Design superstar Kelly Wearstler on Dallas style and doing it all
Slubbing, silks, embroidery — any interesting textures on fabrics, drapery and furniture. The spring collections are titled “Cabinet of Curiosities,” hence the feet, ... «CultureMap Dallas, May 13»
7
Spinning Jenny and Broadband
The follow up to Jenny was a machine that was adapted to slubbing – the much less known “Slubbing Billy” – so if I may make a wish for the next generation of ... «The Local.se, Oct 11»
8
Daily home & garden tip: Know your fabrics
Originally heavy silk with an elaborate pattern in silver or gold threads. Has an embossed appearance. Doupioni A flat finish with very subtle linen-look slubbing. «OregonLive.com, Oct 11»
9
Michael Fish failed so utterly that it made him a hero
This was the cruel fate meted out to the Slubbing Billys troupe of Morris dancers when they tried to buy post-dance refreshments on Saturday, and a barmaid ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 11»
10
Morris dancers 'kicked out of pub because the bells on their feet …
The 15 members of the Slubbing Billys troupe, who hoped to enjoy a quiet drink after entertaining market goers with their folk routine, had assured staff that they ... «Daily Mail, Aug 11»

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