slide
verb (used without object)
to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface.
were sliding
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past progressiveof slide.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, tech shares like SK Hynix were sliding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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
Alphabet shares were down 3.2% on Tuesday following the news and were sliding again on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
As U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan ended without a deal, U.S. stock futures were sliding and oil was climbing, based on trading via a crypto-based trading platform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
My fingers were sliding on my sharpened Number 2 pencil.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
