slope
verb (used without object)
to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
sloping
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present participleof slope.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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a word derived from
slope.
slopeverb (used without object)to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
Example Sentences
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That is the term structures of the VIX futures and of the Cboe volatility indexes are sloping strongly upwards.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Other than the storybooks and other signs of K-12 clientele, the facilities wouldn’t be out of place at a nice university, and that includes the sloping lecture hall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
A fastback design calls for a roughly diagonal profile and backlight glass sloping from the trailing edge of the roofline to the deck lid, a feature nowhere in sight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
The world's best struggled to get to grips with the task presented by an undulating course with thick rough and sloping greens.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
It was a long dark tunnel sloping down the side of the quarrystone.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
