sliding
verbnounadjectiveattested in dialogue
- //ˈslaɪdɪŋ//
The motion of something that slides.
verb
- 1
Also a form of slidepresent participle and gerund of slide
Children were swinging and sliding in the playground.
noun
- 1
The motion of something that slides.
Her driver was new to the country; he mightn't be prepared for the leaping of the yellow water down dry arroyos, swift as the pouncings of a cat, or the snake-like slidings of tons of loosened rock and clay from the steep potreros […]
- 2
skeleton (winter sport)
adjective
- 1
Designed or able to slide.
Our yard is just outside the sliding door.
Forms
- plural
- slidings
slick · Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to…Slick · A term of address, generally applied to males, possibly…slide · To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
sliding · The motion of something that slides.
slight · Minor; small in amountSlight · A surname from Middle English.slightly · Slenderly; delicately.