Associations to the word «Slipping»

Wiktionary

SLIPPING, verb. Present participle of slip
SLIPPING, noun. The act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden loosening motion.

Dictionary definition

SLIPPING, adjective. Moving as on a slippery surface; "his slipping and slithering progress over the ice".

Wise words

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