slide
verb (used without object)
to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface.
have been sliding
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present perfect progressiveof slide.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Pressured by growing worries about the disruptive potential of new AI coding tools, shares of large software companies such as Salesforce and ServiceNow have been sliding for months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Bitcoin and most other cryptocurrencies have been sliding since bitcoin prices hit a record peak back in October.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 2026
They have been sliding again over the past week.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency prices have been sliding all year, a decline that accelerated as the Federal Reserve signaled that interest rates would be moving higher to try and snuff out inflation.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
I have been sliding off and clambering on ever since I bade goodbye to Havant.
From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
