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slipping someone's mind

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

Meaning of slip someone's mind

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be forgotten by someone; to escape someone's memory.
    • I meant to call her today, but it completely slipped my mind.

Questions about slipping someone's mind

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

Words near slipping someone's mind in the dictionary

  1. slipping off someone's tongue
  2. slipping one past
  3. slipping one's wind
  4. slipping out
  5. slipping someone a length
  6. slipping someone's mind
  7. slipping through
  8. slipping through someone's fingers
  9. slipping through the cracks
  10. slipping through the net
  11. slipping under

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