- slid|ing
- slid|ing «SLY dihng», adjective.1. that slides: »
a sliding reptile, a sliding avalanche, a sliding panel.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
slid|ing
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slid — slid; slid·able; slid·age; slid·der; slid·dery; slid·er; slid·om·e·ter; slid·ing; slid·ably; slid·ing·ly; … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
back´slid´er — back|slide «BAK SLYD», intransitive verb, slid, slid|den or slid, slid|ing. to slide back into wrongdoing; gradually return to old habits or practices, especially ones forbidden by a church or by authority; relapse: »So far none of the reformed… … Useful english dictionary
curl|ing — «KUR lihng», noun. a game in which large, smooth, rounded stones with handles are slid over ice at a target: »The ancient sport of curling grows in winter popularity at Chicago golf clubs (Wall Street Journal). ╂[apparently < the curling… … Useful english dictionary
sliding — slid·ing … English syllables
slidingly — slid·ing·ly … English syllables
sliding filament hypothesis — slid·ing filament hypothesis slīd iŋ n a theory in physiology holding that muscle contraction occurs when the actin filaments next to the Z line at each end of a sarcomere are drawn toward each other between the thicker myosin filaments more… … Medical dictionary
slidingscale — slid·ing scale (slīʹdĭng) n. A scale in which indicated prices, taxes, or wages vary in accordance with another factor, as wages with the cost of living index or medical charges with a patient s income. * * * … Universalium
sliding door — slid|ing door [ ,slaıdıŋ dɔr ] noun count a door that you open and close by sliding it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sliding scale — slid|ing scale [ ,slaıdıŋ skeıl ] noun count a system of making payments or paying taxes where the amount you pay changes according to a fixed set of rates: The doctor has a sliding scale of fees based on patients income … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
