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sliding off

sliding off is the present participle and gerund of slide off.

Meaning of slide off

Verb

slide off (third-person singular simple present slides off, present participle sliding off, simple past and past participle slid off)

  1. To leave a place, a meeting, etc., without being noticed; to slip away, slip off.
    • I'm going to try to slide off from work early, if I can.
    Synonyms:
    slip away, slip off, sneak off
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slide, off.
    • Make sure your cup doesn't slide off the tray.

Questions about sliding off

What is sliding off the present participle and gerund of?
Sliding off is the present participle and gerund of slide off.

Words near sliding off in the dictionary

  1. sliding filament models
  2. sliding into someone's DMs
  3. sliding into the DMs
  4. sliding keel
  5. sliding keels
  6. sliding off
  7. sliding pond
  8. sliding ponds
  9. sliding scale
  10. sliding scales
  11. sliding tackle

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