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sliding
[slahy-ding]
adjective
rising or falling, increasing or decreasing, according to a standard or to a set of conditions.
operated, adjusted, or moved by sliding.
a sliding door.
sliding
/ ˈɪɪŋ /
adjective
rising or falling in accordance with given specifications
fees were charged as a sliding percentage of income
regulated or moved by sliding
Other Word Forms
- slidingly adverb
- slidingness noun
- unsliding adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Every so often someone wipes out, sliding across the pool bottom, sparking cheers of encouragement.
For his part, Sir Keir said the Conservatives had "run out of road", were in "decline" and "sliding into the abyss".
He said he believed the runner sliding the first time was out but accepted the decision.
Hodge’s uniform, hands and arms were so covered in dirt from three hours of catching, sliding and hitting that he might have needed a car wash to make it to graduation.
Classrooms feature an expanse of windows and sliding glass doors.
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