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slipping away

slipping away is the present participle and gerund of slip away.

Meaning of slip away

Verb

slip away (third-person singular simple present slips away, present participle slipping away, simple past and past participle slipped away)

  1. To leave without being noticed.
    • I'm going to try to slip away from work early, if I can.
    Synonyms:
    slide off, slip off, sneak off
  2. To pass quickly, almost unnoticed.
    • The months slipped away and became years.
  3. To disappear; to elude one; to recede; to dwindle.
    • What about love?
      Don't you want someone to care about you?
      What about love?
      Don't let it slip away1985, Brian Allen, Sheron Alton, Jim Vallance, “What About Love”, in Heart, performed by Heart
  4. (euphemistic) To die peacefully.
    • He slipped away quietly in his sleep.

Questions about slipping away

What is slipping away the present participle and gerund of?
Slipping away is the present participle and gerund of slip away.

Words near slipping away in the dictionary

  1. slippiest
  2. slippily
  3. slippin'
  4. slippiness
  5. slipping
  6. slipping away
  7. slipping back
  8. slipping by
  9. slipping down
  10. slipping in
  11. slipping into

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