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sliding
[ slahy-ding ]
/ ˈslaɪ dɪŋ /
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adjective
rising or falling, increasing or decreasing, according to a standard or to a set of conditions.
operated, adjusted, or moved by sliding: a sliding door.
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OTHER WORDS FROM sliding
slid·ing·ly, adverbslid·ing·ness, nounun·slid·ing, adjectiveWords nearby sliding
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British Dictionary definitions for sliding
sliding
/ (ˈslaɪdɪŋ) /
adjective
rising or falling in accordance with given specificationsfees were charged as a sliding percentage of income
regulated or moved by sliding
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