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slipping by

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

Meaning of slip by

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive, figuratively, sometimes) To pass without being noticed or intercepted.
    • The children managed to slip by when the patroller was looking away.
    Synonyms:
    go by

Questions about slipping by

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

Words near slipping by in the dictionary

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

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