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View synonyms for sliding

sliding

[ slahy-ding ]

adjective

  1. rising or falling, increasing or decreasing, according to a standard or to a set of conditions.
  2. operated, adjusted, or moved by sliding:

    a sliding door.



sliding

/ ˈslaɪdɪŋ /

adjective

  1. rising or falling in accordance with given specifications

    fees were charged as a sliding percentage of income

  2. regulated or moved by sliding
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • sliding·ly adverb
  • sliding·ness noun
  • un·sliding adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sliding1

before 900; Middle English; Old English slīdende. See slide, -ing 2
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Example Sentences

Ten minutes later, a combination involving O’Hara, Press and Lloyd resulted in Rapinoe’s sliding finish from close range — her 57th goal in 173 appearances.

The following morning, damage was found to a sliding-glass door at the residence.

He fired 10 times, through a window and a sliding-glass door, Cameron said.

It also has a threaded bottle neck to keep cap on securely, and a texturized skid-resistant bottom to help prevent sliding of countertops.

This slipping and sliding can produce earthquakes and volcanoes.

Sliding around beneath the surface of Los Angeles is something dark, primordial, and without form.

Each room has its own swimming pool and sliding walls made of glass.

Or perhaps EBT programs could permit the purchase of ethical items based on a sliding price scale.

Paddling across the glassy flat surface feels like sliding through warm butter.

In France, parents pay for their childcare on a sliding scale based on their income—the rest is subsidized by the government.

MacRae was scrambling and sliding down from above, barely distinguishable against the bank.

From where he sat, both figures were above him, sheltered halfway up the long sliding slope.

He stepped out on to the balcony, followed by Nigel, and pulled out from the recess the first of the sliding doors.

Peremptorily the steel magnates refused to continue the sliding scale previously agreed upon as a guarantee of peace.

Then there was a roar of sliding stones, and Weston, dropping on his knees, flung an arm about the girl.

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