Unscramble slipping

Definition of slipping

adjective:

• moving as on a slippery surface; "his slipping and slithering progress over the ice". Synonyms: slithering.

verb:

• move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness". Synonyms: slip, steal.
• insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand". Synonyms: slip.
• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk". Synonyms: skid, slew, slide, slip, slue.
• get worse; "My grades are slipping". Synonyms: drop away, drop off, fall away, slip.
• move smoothly and easily; "the bolt slipped into place", "water slipped from the polished marble". Synonyms: slip.
• to make a mistake or be incorrect. Synonyms: err, mistake, slip.
• pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking". Synonyms: slip, sneak.
• move easily; "slip into something comfortable". Synonyms: slip.
• cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion; "he slipped the bolt into place". Synonyms: slip.
• pass out of one's memory. Synonyms: slip, slip one's mind.
• move out of position; "dislocate joints", "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically". Synonyms: dislocate, luxate, slip, splay.

Related words

backslide, lapse, misjudge, misremember, skid, stumble, submarine.

Words nearby

clipping, shipping, snipping.

Rhymes with

chipping, clipping, dripping, equipping, gripping, nipping, ripping, shipping, stripping, tripping, whipping, whipping.