sliding
- adjective
- /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/
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deslizante
- She replaced the old doors with sliding glass ones that let in more light.
The little garden area near the sliding patio doors down the steps?
- The little garden area near the sliding patio doors down the steps?
- OK, so we get I I walk home and that sliding window is up.
- And we kept the same kind of door idea, the sliding double door.
Examples
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OK, so these guys built some sliding side windows.
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The little garden area near the sliding patio doors down the steps?
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This would have been like sliding down the ice.
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You want to adjust this ball here as a sliding, sliding clasp here.
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The children enjoyed sliding down the smooth hill at the park.
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The car has sliding doors that make it easier to enter and exit.
Synonyms
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2.3
To move quietly and easily, often without being noticed
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2.9
To move smoothly and without effort through the air or over a surface
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4.3
To move smoothly and quietly like a snake along the ground
Moving smoothly and quietly like a snake
Compounds
- Specialized
A seat in a rowing boat that moves on runners so the rower can use their legs
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sliding comes from an old English verb slidan, which meant 'to slip' or 'to glide', and is the same root as the common word slide. So a sliding door or window moves smoothly and continuously, like something slipping along a surface.