- present participle of slide.
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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sliding
before 900; Middle English; Old English slīdende. See slide, -ing 2
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On Jan. 3, 2000, the S&P 500 was down just 1% from its highs, and it ended up sliding 17%.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Shares of Marvell Technology are sliding on Thursday as investors assess the financial implications of a possible deal to purchase optical-networking company Lumentum.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Membership had been sliding since the pandemic, and Wilson, a South Carolina native who has led the church for over five decades, was running out of options.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Luxury names have been navigating a tough market in recent years, mainly due to sliding demand for high-end goods, especially in China, where European brands also face rising competition from local labels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The toughest one was the one in the bathroom, the sliding door of their medicine cabinet.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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