# slugging

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #43,376

## Definitions
1. A blow or blows with the fist; a beating.
2. The act of hitting a ball hard; slogging.
3. The practice of smothering one's face with vaseline in order to moisturize it.

## Easily confused with
- **sluggish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slugging-vs-sluggish)
- **sagging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sagging-vs-slugging)
- **shrugging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shrugging-vs-slugging)

## Common misspellings (11)
`lsugging`, `slguging`, `sllugging`, `sluggign`, `sluggingg`, `slugginng`, `sluggnig`, `slugigng`, `sluging`, `sslugging`, `sulgging`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slugging