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present participle of slip. (Definition of slipping from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of slipping. slipping. For these reasons the self-reflective awareness, directed thought, attention, and memory control of waking are rapidly slipping away. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
SLIP definition: 1. to slide without intending to: 2. to move out of the correct position: 3. to go somewhere or…. Learn more.
The meaning of SLIP is to move with a smooth sliding motion. How to use slip in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Slip.
[transitive] to put something somewhere quickly, quietly or secretly. slip something + adv./prep. Anna slipped her hand into his. He slipped the letter back into its envelope. He beat three defenders before slipping the ball past the goalkeeper. She slipped her head around the door. I managed to slip a few jokes into my speech.
a. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint: slipped out of the wrestler's hold. b. To put on or remove a piece of clothing smoothly or quietly: slipped into a nightgown; slipped out of the shirt. 3. a. To slide involuntarily and lose one's balance or foothold. See Synonyms at slide. b.
to slide suddenly or involuntarily; to lose one's foothold, as on a smooth surface: She slipped on the icy ground. Synonyms: slither. to move, slide, or start gradually from a place or position: His hat had slipped over his eyes. to slide out of or become disengaged from a fastening, the grasp, etc.: The soap slipped from my hand.
Stone felt things slipping out of control; he was no longer in charge of his own destiny, had to get the reins back.
If you slip something somewhere, you put it there quickly in a way that does not attract attention.
2 days ago · Definitions of slipping. adjective. moving as on a slippery surface. “his slipping and slithering progress over the ice”. synonyms: slithering. slippery, slippy. causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide.
to put on or take off (a piece of clothing) easily or quickly: [ ~ + on/off + object] He slipped on his jacket. [ ~ + object + on/off] He slipped his jacket on and went outside. [ ~ + into + object] "Let me slip into something more comfortable,'' she whispered.
