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slipping off

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

Meaning of slip off

Verb

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

  1. To leave a place, or a meeting, without being noticed
    • I'm going to try to slip off from work early, if I can.
  2. To remove an article of clothing
    • He slipped off his jacket and hung it in the wardrobe.
  3. To leave a port, anchorage or mooring

Questions about slipping off

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

Words near slipping off in the dictionary

  1. slipping by
  2. slipping down
  3. slipping in
  4. slipping into
  5. slipping it to
  6. slipping off
  7. slipping off someone's tongue
  8. slipping one past
  9. slipping one's wind
  10. slipping out
  11. slipping someone a length

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