- present participle of slide.
sliding
Example Sentences
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Gannon arrived in the U.A.E. capital Abu Dhabi on a commercial flight, sliding into a fake U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
He says he does not believe in fate, but admits: "It was a sliding doors moment... it shaped the rest of our lives, which is quite something."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Waddingham, for that matter, is a sort of fantastical creature herself, appearing from scene to scene on a sliding scale from glamorous to extremely glamorous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Swift’s popularity has been sliding since the peak of her well-received Eras tour that kicked off in 2023.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
I even came up with a little sliding “Kernel Scale.”
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
