slope
verb (used without object)
to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
sloping
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present participleof slope.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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a word derived from
slope.
slopeverb (used without object)to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
Example Sentences
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From that restaurant Cardoso could look out the window and see sloping hills and Lucas’ Wagyu cows raised there on the farm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Designed by renowned architect Eero Saarinen and opened in 1962, the terminal has a dramatic, glass-walled facade with a sloping roofline that recalls a wingspan.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
They added a sloping roof with a southern exposure where they will install solar panels for future buyers who want to charge electric cars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Instead, you'll find a massive screen and booming speakers towering over the far end of the empty pool - its sloping floor ensuring a good view for those at the back.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
And then, as it bubbled through the nib, it came a little thick, so that the name Rebecca stood out black and strong, the tall and sloping R dwarfing the other letters.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
