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slipping off someone's tongue

slipping off someone's tongue is the present participle and gerund of slip off someone's tongue.

Meaning of slip off someone's tongue

Verb

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

  1. to misspeak, to make a slip of the tongue
    • I said your name, it slipped off my tongue
      Pointed at the camera laughing at you, haha
      Once again, you see no one cares
      It's how you wear it, not what it is2010, “CMND/CTRL”, performed by Deftones

Questions about slipping off someone's tongue

What is slipping off someone's tongue the present participle and gerund of?
Slipping off someone's tongue is the present participle and gerund of slip off someone's tongue.

Words near slipping off someone's tongue in the dictionary

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

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