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slipping down

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

Meaning of slip down

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To be easily imbibed; to be easy to drink.
    • I don't take vodka straight, but it slips down with a bit of lemonade.

Questions about slipping down

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

Words near slipping down in the dictionary

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

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