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  • present participle of slide.
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sliding

[slahy-ding] / ˈslaɪ dɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
down
Synonyms
STRONGEST
downward
STRONG
cascading declining depressed descending downgrade downhill dropping falling inferior precipitating sagging sinking slipping slumping
WEAK
bottomward earthward gravitating groundward nether subjacent to the bottom under underneath
Antonyms
WEAK
above cheerful cheery happy heartened higher
ADJECTIVE
falling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collapsing decreasing descending lowering plunging tumbling weakening
STRONG
abating crumbling declining diminishing ebbing settling sinking slipping subsiding toppling tottering
Antonyms
WEAK
improving increasing rising

Example Sentences

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Bolstering the stock on Monday: Bitcoin, which rose after sliding below $60,000 in recent days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Dawa Sherpa was "slowly sliding through" the Khumbu Icefall toward Base Camp when he was found, Pemba Sherpa said, adding he was in overall good health.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

While U.S. stocks have kept notching record highs, bitcoin is sliding to its weakest level in months, leaving some investors wondering what they had gotten themselves into.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

However, the rally appeared to come to a halt on Tuesday with Oracle, ServiceNow, Gartner, and Workday all sliding.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Trying to catch the one sliding paper, Jonah lost his balance and fell over sideways.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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