"sluicing" meaning in All languages combined

See sluicing on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more sluicing [comparative], most sluicing [superlative]
Etymology: (linguistics): Coined by American linguist John R. Ross. Etymology templates: {{sense|linguistics}} (linguistics):, {{coin|en|Q720664}} Coined by American linguist John R. Ross Head templates: {{en-adj}} sluicing (comparative more sluicing, superlative most sluicing)
  1. Tags: no-gloss Derived forms: sluicingly
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Noun [English]

Forms: sluicings [plural]
Etymology: (linguistics): Coined by American linguist John R. Ross. Etymology templates: {{sense|linguistics}} (linguistics):, {{coin|en|Q720664}} Coined by American linguist John R. Ross Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sluicing (countable and uncountable, plural sluicings)
  1. The act by which something is sluiced; a copious wetting; a drenching. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of sluicing): kastelu (Finnish), rännitys [mining, business] (Finnish), płukanie [neuter] (Polish), przemywanie [neuter] (Polish)
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  2. (linguistics) A kind of ellipsis, introduced by an interrogative, where (usually) everything except the interrogative is elided from the clause. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sluicing-en-noun-en:sluicing_ellipsis Categories (other): Linguistics, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 50 42 8 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Verb [English]

Etymology: (linguistics): Coined by American linguist John R. Ross. Etymology templates: {{sense|linguistics}} (linguistics):, {{coin|en|Q720664}} Coined by American linguist John R. Ross Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sluicing
  1. present participle and gerund of sluice Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: sluice
    Sense id: en-sluicing-en-verb-Dav8ZgbI

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