slide
verb (used without object)
to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface.
are sliding
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present progressiveof slide.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Read: Texas Instruments shares are sliding, and its rival is doing even worse.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
AI stocks are sliding from lofty levels, and as I discussed here last week, just about everything else has recently run up—value, small-caps, cyclicals, staples, and more.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
But Versant needs to become less dependent on traditional TV as subscriber numbers are sliding every year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
At an event with Dombrovskis in London on Monday, Reeves argued stronger ties are increasingly important as "we are sliding towards a world where the rules are less clear".
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
The splat remains of a snowball are sliding down the glass.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
