sliding
adjective
Origin of sliding
slide
verb (used without object), slid [slid] /slɪd/, slid or slid·den [slid-n] /ˈslɪd n/, slid·ing.
verb (used with object), slid [slid] /slɪd/, slid or slid·den [slid-n] /ˈslɪd n/, slid·ing.
noun
Origin of slide
Synonyms for slide
Related Words for sliding
move, slither, shove, veer, tumble, drift, sag, drop, slump, drive, skate, glide, accelerate, slip, fall, flow, shift, skid, propel, streamExamples from the Web for sliding
Contemporary Examples of sliding
Sliding around beneath the surface of Los Angeles is something dark, primordial, and without form.
Each room has its own swimming pool and sliding walls made of glass.
Or perhaps EBT programs could permit the purchase of ethical items based on a sliding price scale.
Paddling across the glassy flat surface feels like sliding through warm butter.
In France, parents pay for their childcare on a sliding scale based on their income—the rest is subsidized by the government.
Historical Examples of sliding
A soft, sliding hillock of sand lay directly in front of them.
Howard Pyle's Book of PiratesHoward Pyle
Wally and Jack were sliding their chairs back from the table preparing to follow him.
Good IndianB. M. Bower
I have been sliding off and clambering on ever since I bade goodbye to Havant.
Micah ClarkeArthur Conan Doyle
White Fang, sliding by in quest of meat, stopped and began to eat the chips.
White FangJack London
Its nose was to the trail, and it trotted with a peculiar, sliding, effortless gait.
White FangJack London