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sliding

[ slahy-ding ]

adjective

  1. rising or falling, increasing or decreasing, according to a standard or to a set of conditions.
  2. operated, adjusted, or moved by sliding:

    a sliding door.



sliding

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. rising or falling in accordance with given specifications

    fees were charged as a sliding percentage of income

  2. regulated or moved by sliding
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • iԲ· adverb
  • iԲ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·iԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sliding1

before 900; Middle English; Old English īԻ. See slide, -ing 2
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Example Sentences

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But now, with Trump turning American economic power against friend and foe alike, we risk sliding into something closer to autarky, a world where the U.S. stands alone, detached from any coherent bloc.

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Norris lost control on the exit of Turn Four, his car sliding on to the kerb at Turn Five and flicking into the wall on the exit.

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People always say they love watching my videos because they say, “It looks like you’re just floating around the rink,” and I’m like, “Yeah, I am. I’m sliding.”

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The vehicles will be equipped with sliding doors and large windows, the spokesperson said, and the seats for passengers will face each other.

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The stock in his car company Tesla, has been sliding precipitously and not just because his baby, the Cybertruck, the worst failure of his career, is dragging down the whole company.

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