slivering

• “We knew what the trawls were, and supposed that the porgies were to be used for bait; and we soon found out what "slivering" meant, by seeing him take them by the head and cut a slice from first one side and then the other in such a way that the pieces looked not unlike smaller fish.”

  Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches

• “So I ended up slivering two big slices of Wilson's Jamón Selva Negra into my cream sauce.”

  Oh, Cecina!

• “I will take another look at that right before I go to be… writing about snakes this late might not be such a good idea… even though I am thankful for most of the long slivering creatures.”

  A True Story « Fairegarden

• “We were invited inside a neighboring shack with sunlight slivering through warped boards.”

  Newsweek: Welcome To Cape Town

• “As the slivering of America has proceeded, the received wisdom has become that common values are impossible in so diverse a country, and perhaps not a very good idea, in any case.”

  Newsweek: Whose Values?

• “He's not slivering off the electorate into demographics with special messages.”

  CNN Transcript Feb 17, 2008

• “I think slivering them up and sauteeing them like the vegetable they are is another easy way to convert people.”

  cauliflower and brussels salad | smitten kitchen

• “At least quote the full sentence instead of slivering it.”

  The Newfoundland Nationalist orthodoxy

• ““Will your ladyship,” says he, slivering off the wing of a pully ally bashymall, “allow me to help you?””

  The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush

• “I looked up from the manchego cheese I was slivering to put on the salads.”

  Simon & Schuster: Little Earthquakes

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