What does sliding mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. slidingadjective

    being a smooth continuous motion

Wiktionary

  1. slidingnoun

    The motion of a slide.

  2. slidingadjective

    Of something that can slide

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  1. sliding

    Sliding refers to the smooth, continuous, and typically uncontrolled movement of an object over a surface, often due to a lack of or decrease in friction. This term may apply across various contexts, such as physics, sports, or everyday activities.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Slidingadjective

    that slides or slips; gliding; moving smoothly

  2. Slidingadjective

    slippery; elusory

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Anagrams for sliding »

  1. idlings

  2. sidling

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sliding in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sliding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of sliding in a Sentence

  1. Braxton Burmeister:

    I ’m not used to sliding, i have n’t really thought about sliding until this year. It’s definitely a work in progress, and there are definitely some situations where I can be more aware and get down earlier, but also get as many yards as I can.

  2. Gangwon Province Governor Choi Moon-soon:

    It is impossible to switch venues as construction has started on six new centers, we can never accept hold sliding events in Japan or anywhere else.

  3. Dave Spicer:

    Investment plans have been paused for two and a half years, unless a deal is agreed quickly, the country risks sliding towards a national crisis.

  4. Brett Hankison:

    It appeared to me they were being executed with this rifle, i returned fire through the sliding glass door, and that did not stop the threat.

  5. Douglas Harder:

    It came to the cat door Thursday night, trying again and again to get through, which is when I took the photo, my cat is in the photo on Friday, showing the width of the sliding glass door the bear squeezed through. It came back yesterday trying to get through the cat door again.

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