Slipping

Word SLIPPING
Character 8
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈslɪpɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Slipping"

What do we mean by slipping?

To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.

To err.

To accidentally reveal a secret or otherwise say something unintentional.

To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; often with out, off, etc.

To pass (a note, money, etc.), often covertly.

To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.

To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.

To move down; to slide.

To release (a dog, a bird of prey, etc.) to go after a quarry.

To remove the skin of a soft fruit, such as a tomato or peach, by blanching briefly in boiling water, then transferring to cold water so that the skin peels, or slips, off easily.

To omit; to lose by negligence.

To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or slips of.

To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place.

To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.

To cause (a schedule or release, etc.) to go, or let it go, beyond the allotted deadline.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Slipping

The word "slipping" in example sentences

There was real purpose from him this round, he knew what was at stake and no doubt felt the title slipping away from him. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sensing his once-a-year opportunity again slipping away, he slapped himself in the face after losing one frantic rally. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If it was chosen for particular reasons [reasons which may not apply to numbers less than 20], then the chance of slipping is less. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But I suppose the risk of slipping is always there. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If you worry your boy is slipping from the land of reading, find lots of magazines and websites dealing with his hobbies or interests. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Economists polled by Dow Jones predict it will fall from a 50.9 reading in July to 49.1—slipping, in other words, below the 50 level that indicates expansion. ❋ Kelly Evans (2011)

Part of the reason Governor Rendell's numbers are slipping is because he is holding thousands of state workers hostage by refusing to pay them until the budget is passed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The reason his numbers are slipping is he hasn't done anything of substance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Recent public polling that says that this issue is slipping from the public consciousness are going to have an impact on this next Congress. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Do I have a problem with Palin slipping over the border to take advantage of free healthcare? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Wake up your numbers are slipping, is that big bad republican machine too. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Its make believe - a program that is again slipping, to 2017, that is WAY over budget, without hardware actually flying? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thus we learn that Smuggo is prepared, for the moment at any rate, to forego all the moolah he has lined up for himself since slipping from the grasp on his greasy collar of Inspector Knacker of the Yard if the Euro Nabobery grant him plenipotentiary powers over ‘defence and trade’: ❋ Unknown (2008)

You don't want that saddle or guiding rein slipping while you are on a ride. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Shaitan -- A son of Sodom, city of stone and spunk, of salt and sex, singer of the sublime sensuality of sleek silk skin slipping, sliding over silk sleek skin, of the serpent spine of snaking sensations, shivers of shimmers of Sumer's summer, slumbering in sleep, the stranger inside us all. ❋ Hal Duncan (2007)

And that the heterosexual male's fixation on deep penetration is linked to that -- because they couldn't experience the intense sensation of that little patch of velvety skin slipping back and forth over the equivalent of our clit with any kind of motion at all, they had to find another way to get sensation, and banging against a cervix was a substitute. ❋ Maggie Jochild (2007)

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