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
- slidingly adverb
- slidingness noun
- unsliding adjective
Etymology
Origin of sliding
before 900; Middle English; Old English slīdende. See slide, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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I said, sliding the new wheel, still warm, in the fridge.
From Literature
She jiggles her phone from side to side, her hopeful gaze sliding back and forth between us.
From Literature
Like many visitors, Billy first came to Kelvingrove with this family and it is memories of those visits, including sliding around the tiled floors with his sister Flo, in their socks, that he recalls.
From BBC
Lewis Hamilton - 6 - Never looked at home on board his Ferrari, slipping and sliding his way through practice and never looked to have Leclerc covered this weekend.
From BBC
Rachel described her mental health as being a "sliding scale" throughout her life, as she received support through the Army via therapy and medication.
From BBC
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