often attributive
1
: skiing in a zigzag or wavy course between upright obstacles (such as flags)
2
: a timed race (as on skis or in an automobile or kayak) over a winding or zigzag course past a series of flags or markers
broadly
: movement over a zigzag route
slalomed; slaloming; slaloms
: to move over a zigzag course in or as if in a slalom
Examples of slalom in a Sentence
Verb
slalomed through the crowd with the ease of an Olympic skier
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Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025
Two weeks later, Shiffrin was back in the slalom gates.
—Pat Graham, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2025
Jay Harris, New York Times, 11 July 2025
That’s not entirely uncommon in college golf, but the programs at TCU had a few more logistical challenges to slalom than the norm.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2025
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Noun
Men’s slalom: 10 a.m. first run, 1 p.m. second run March 27 (no live TV)
Which Americans qualified for Sun Valley?
WOMEN
Downhill: Breezy Johnson, Lauren Macuga, Lindsey Vonn, Jacqueline Wiles.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025
Two weeks later, Shiffrin was back in the slalom gates.
—Pat Graham, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
The 25-year-old dropped deep to receive the ball from Brentford’s centre-backs, slalomed in between midfielders and threaded intricate passes behind the opposition’s defence.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 11 July 2025
That’s not entirely uncommon in college golf, but the programs at TCU had a few more logistical challenges to slalom than the norm.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2025
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“Slalom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slalom. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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