adj
Meaning 1
Designed or able to slide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- Our yard is just outside the sliding door.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
sliding
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈslaɪdɪŋ/
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rhymes with -aɪdɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: S L AY1 D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The motion of something that slides.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 3
skeleton (winter sport)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of slide
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Examples
- Children were swinging and sliding in the playground.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
being a smooth continuous motion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: плъзгащ се (plǎzgašt se) — able to slide
- Catalan: corredís — able to slide
- Finnish: liukuva — able to slide
- Finnish: liu’unta — able to slide
- Finnish: liuku- — able to slide
- French: coulissant — able to slide
- Italian: scorrevole — able to slide
- Spanish: corredizo — able to slide
- Spanish: corredero — able to slide
Real reading context