slide
verb (used without object)
to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface.
is sliding
-
present progressiveof slide (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The country sits on one of the most active tectonic boundaries in South America, where the Caribbean Plate is sliding eastward along the South American Plate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
While U.S. stocks have kept notching record highs, bitcoin is sliding to its weakest level in months, leaving some investors wondering what they had gotten themselves into.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
Some longtime observers worry the department is sliding back into a defiant culture of past eras.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
To better understand these deep events, the team examined seismic data from the Cascadia Subduction Zone in the Pacific Northwest, where the Juan de Fuca plate is sliding beneath the North American plate.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2025
Amazonia, activists warn, is sliding toward catastrophe so rapidly that saving it must become a global priority.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
