# sliding

Pronunciation: US say "SLY-ding" /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/; UK

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of slide. — present participle and gerund of slide
   - Simple: Present participle of slide. Use this -ing form when something is moving smoothly across a surface right now.
   - _The vase went sliding off the tilted shelf during the quake._
   - _Sliding across the polished floor, the cat lost its footing._

## Adjective

2. Designed to move, or capable of moving, smoothly along a track or surface.
   - Simple: Made so that it can move smoothly along a track or surface.
   - _The patio's sliding glass panels open onto the garden._
   - _A sliding partition divides the conference room whenever a smaller space is needed._

## Noun

3. The motion made by an object that moves smoothly along a surface.
   - Simple: The smooth movement of something that glides along a surface.
   - _The slow sliding of the glacier left deep grooves in the rock._
   - _Engineers measured the sliding of the tectonic plates over many years._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sliding (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).