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sliding
[slahy-ding]
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.
sliding
/ ˈslaɪdɪŋ /
adjective
rising or falling in accordance with given specifications
fees were charged as a sliding percentage of income
regulated or moved by sliding
Other Word Forms
- slidingly adverb
- slidingness noun
- unsliding adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
But Harriet Dyer strolls through the sliding doors like she’s walking into another shift at work as the soothing automated voice directs harried visitors trying to get their driver’s licenses or transfer car titles.
A retired security officer who served for years with the Palestinian Authority in Gaza said he feared the territory was sliding towards another round of internal bloodshed.
Meanwhile, fortunes are sliding again for low-wage and young workers, who are curbing spending and struggling to find jobs.
“So we do have a Furlough-Rita,” she replied, sliding out their freshly printed government shutdown menu.
They found a shattered sliding glass door and two televisions missing, the probation report said.
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