Slipping

Quick meaning: Slipping is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of slip.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of slip.

More Meanings

1. The act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden loosening motion.

Example Sentences

slippings and slidings

The "King" responded well to this treatment and would have maintained 60 m.p.h. up the steepest part had it not been for a brief bout of slipping, which was quickly corrected by Driver Bailes ("Autumn leaves", he remarked laconically).

Experiments on steep inclines in the United States showed that washing the rails with a detergent to remove oil and grease resulted in a marked improvement; but conditioning the rails with a special neutralising chemical completely eliminated slipping on a bank on which it was so common as to necessitate restriction of trainloads.

Word Forms

• slippings

Synonyms for slipping

Depending on context, synonyms include slippery, slippy, slithering.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slippery, slippy, slithering, sliding, dropping, descending.

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