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sliding

slid·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [slahy-ding]
    • /ˈslaɪ dɪŋ/
    • /slaɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [slahy-ding]
    • /ˈslaɪ dɪŋ/

Definitions of sliding word

  • adjective sliding rising or falling, increasing or decreasing, according to a standard or to a set of conditions. 1
  • adjective sliding operated, adjusted, or moved by sliding: a sliding door. 1
  • verb without object sliding to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill. 1
  • verb without object sliding to slip or skid. 1
  • verb without object sliding to glide or pass smoothly. 1
  • verb without object sliding to slip easily, quietly, or unobtrusively on or as if on a track, channel, or guide rail (usually followed by in, out, away, etc.). 1
See all 29 definitions of sliding

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Origin of sliding

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English slīdende. See slide, -ing2

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Parts of speech for Sliding

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sliding

sliding popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for sliding

adj sliding

  • down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
  • earthward — Also, earthwards. toward the earth.
  • falling — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.

adjective sliding

  • descendent — coming or going downwards; descending
  • descending — When a group of things is listed or arranged in descending order, each thing is smaller or less important than the thing before it.
  • downward — Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition.
  • groundward — Towards the ground.
All 7 Synonyms of sliding

Top questions with sliding

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Related words

  • slide

    to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.

  • curling

    a game played on ice, esp in Scotland and Canada, in which heavy stones with handles (curling stones) are slid towards a target (tee)

  • double-hung

    (of a window) having two vertically sliding sashes, each closing a different part of the opening.

  • aerialist

    a trapeze artist or tightrope walker

  • angle of repose

    the maximum angle to the horizontal at which rocks, soil, etc, will remain without sliding

  • avalanche

    An avalanche is a large mass of snow that falls down the side of a mountain.
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