- present participle of slide.
sliding
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Prices have been sliding the past week despite a string of below-average storage builds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The front end of the van could be seen sliding into the sinkhole, as water continued to gush out from the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
A large glass sliding door opens to yet another deck, which is just a stone’s throw away from the ocean.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Gold prices have faltered, falling back from record highs earlier this year and sliding further in recent months amid rising bond yields and rate-hike uncertainty.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
He imagined how excellent it would be for sliding across on his belly when winter came and the surface froze.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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