noun
slipping
SLIH-pihng
noun
1
The act of losing grip or footing suddenly; a skid or sudden slide.
"The slipping of the ladder gave him quite a scare."
How to Use Slipping
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe action of sliding or losing footing suddenly — also used informally to mean falling behind or declining, as in "his grades are slipping."
Common pairings
slipping standards
keep from slipping
Word Forms
slippings plural
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Rhymes for slipping
tipping
dipping
ripping
nipping
sipping
yipping
shipping
whipping
dripping
clipping
gripping
flipping
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