sliding
Americanadjective
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rising or falling, increasing or decreasing, according to a standard or to a set of conditions.
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operated, adjusted, or moved by sliding.
a sliding door.
adjective
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rising or falling in accordance with given specifications
fees were charged as a sliding percentage of income
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regulated or moved by sliding
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Etymology
Origin of sliding
before 900; Middle English; Old English slīdende. See slide, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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That cascaded through other stocks tied to artificial intelligence, with Micron Technology and AMD sliding 7.7% and 3.6%, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Dawa Sherpa was "slowly sliding through" the Khumbu Icefall toward Base Camp when he was found, Pemba Sherpa said, adding he was in overall good health.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Shares of Broadcom were sliding 4% in after-hours trading on Wednesday despite a record quarter driven by demand for its artificial-intelligence chips and networking products.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
However, the rally appeared to come to a halt on Tuesday with Oracle, ServiceNow, Gartner, and Workday all sliding.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
At the last possible second, I lunged and threw my arm out, my fingers sliding between the door and the frame with a painful but utterly satisfying pinch.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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