sliding
Americanadjective
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rising or falling, increasing or decreasing, according to a standard or to a set of conditions.
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operated, adjusted, or moved by sliding.
a sliding door.
adjective
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rising or falling in accordance with given specifications
fees were charged as a sliding percentage of income
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regulated or moved by sliding
Other Word Forms
- slidingly adverb
- slidingness noun
- unsliding adjective
Etymology
Origin of sliding
before 900; Middle English; Old English slīdende. See slide, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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AI stocks are sliding from lofty levels, and as I discussed here last week, just about everything else has recently run up—value, small-caps, cyclicals, staples, and more.
From Barron's
Stock futures were sliding Friday with investors anxious over the artificial-intelligence trade, tensions between the U.S. and Iran, and as U.S. producer prices in January rose more than expected.
From Barron's
They do not explain how people like Reverend Hammond experienced sliding tables, unrolling window shades, and moving cabinet drawers.
From Literature
He imagined how excellent it would be for sliding across on his belly when winter came and the surface froze.
From Literature
Two big tears were sliding slowly down her cheeks.
From Literature
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