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Sliding

verb
/ˈslaɪdɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 5.8

Definitions

1.verbTo (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface
"He slid the boat across the grass."
2.verbTo move on a low-friction surface.
"The car slid on the ice."
3.verbTo drop down and skid into a base.
"Jones slid into second."
4.verbTo lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
"He slid while going around the corner."
5.verbTo pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.
"to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question"
6.verbTo pass inadvertently.
7.verbTo pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.
"A ship or boat slides through the water."
8.verbTo pass from one note to another with no perceptible cessation of sound.
9.nounThe motion of something that slides.
10.adjectiveDesigned or able to slide.
"Our yard is just outside the sliding door."

Synonyms

slipperyslippyglidingslippingdescendingfallingdriftingmobilemovableroamingmovingshifting

Rhymes With

abidingprovidingchidingglidingstridingcoincidingguidingderiding
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