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Slumming meaning

present participle and gerund of slum

Using Slumming

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of slum
  • In the example corpus, slumming often appears in combinations such as: slumming it.

Context around Slumming

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

masterson 1× stars 1× wahlberg 1× gentleman 1×

Sentence patterns with Slumming

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a gentleman slumming for strong 1× movie stars slumming it on 1× presumably not slumming it in 1× stuart masterson slumming it as 1× wahlberg slumming it before 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

other actors include 1× presumably not slumming 1× that doesn t 1× wahlberg slumming it 1× wilde conflates the 1×

Common sentence endings:

claimed was crooked 1× of london town 1× old tent though 1× slice of pepperoni 1× was a rarity 1×

Words around Slumming

Just before it in the word index:

slumlords 2 slumlord 4 slumdog 13 slumbers 8 slumberland 6 slumbering 13

Just after it in the word index:

slump 445 slumped 307 slumping 70 slumps 35 slums 137 slung 78

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Slumming

  • In this selection, "slumming" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, masterson, stars and wahlberg stand out and add context to how "slumming" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a gentleman slumming for strong and movie stars slumming it on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "slumming" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with slumming

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Presumably not slumming it in a musty old tent, though. (10 words)

That doesn't sound all that impressive to a modern ear, but at the time, movie stars slumming it on TV was a rarity. (24 words)

Other actors include the great Mary Stuart Masterson, slumming it as his aunt, and Matthew Lillard chewing scenery as if it were a slice of pepperoni. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Wahlberg, slumming it before later this year starring in both a summer sci-fi thriller, is Spenser, a Boston cop getting out of prison after assaulting a colleague he claimed was crooked. (32 words)

Wilde conflates the images of the upper-class man and lower-class man in Dorian Gray, a gentleman slumming for strong entertainment in the poor parts of London town. (29 words)

Other actors include the great Mary Stuart Masterson, slumming it as his aunt, and Matthew Lillard chewing scenery as if it were a slice of pepperoni. (26 words)

Example sentences (5)

Other actors include the great Mary Stuart Masterson, slumming it as his aunt, and Matthew Lillard chewing scenery as if it were a slice of pepperoni.

Presumably not slumming it in a musty old tent, though.

That doesn't sound all that impressive to a modern ear, but at the time, movie stars slumming it on TV was a rarity.

Wahlberg, slumming it before later this year starring in both a summer sci-fi thriller, is Spenser, a Boston cop getting out of prison after assaulting a colleague he claimed was crooked.

Wilde conflates the images of the upper-class man and lower-class man in Dorian Gray, a gentleman slumming for strong entertainment in the poor parts of London town.

Common combinations with slumming

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • slumming it 4×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "slumming" in a sentence?
An example: "Other actors include the great Mary Stuart Masterson, slumming it as his aunt, and Matthew Lillard chewing scenery as if it were a slice of pepperoni." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "slumming" from authentic English texts.
What does "slumming" mean?
Slumming means: present participle and gerund of slum
How many example sentences with "slumming" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "slumming", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.