- present participle of slam.
slamming
Example Sentences
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The injury will have been caused by her chest slamming into the water.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Johnson retired the first eight batters he faced and ended up getting the final 11 outs of the game with just two singles allowed, slamming the door shut for his first save of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Dalton Rushing was shown on the game broadcast breaking his bat in the dugout and slamming his leg guard on the back bench after striking out in the fourth inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
China Eastern flight MU5375 was travelling from Kunming to Guangzhou on March 21, 2022, when the jet inexplicably fell from an altitude of 29,000 feet, slamming into a mountain.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
Hannah pauses as a couple of dudes on four-wheelers roar by her, slamming to a stop at the fuel pump.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
