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# slipping

verb form (slip, slips, slipped, slipping); adjective (slipping)

«slipping» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Slipping is sliding by accident and losing your balance, often on something wet or smooth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#m1)
2. Slipping is moving quietly or quickly, like slipping out of a room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#m2)
3. Slipping is putting something somewhere quickly and quietly, like slipping a note into a pocket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#m3)
4. Slipping can mean getting worse, like marks or grades slipping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#m4)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons, slipping on wet floors, ice or spills is a common cause of falls; signs say «Caution: wet floor». In stories, characters «slip away» or «slip past» guards without being seen. Phrases: «slipping away», «slipping through your fingers», «slip up», «slip on».

### Examples

- He was slipping on the icy path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#x1)
- The rope kept slipping out of my hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#x2)
- She was slipping quietly out of the room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#x3)
- I saw him slipping a note into her bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#x4)
- Wipe up spills so nobody slips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#x5)
- My grades are slipping, so I need to practise more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#x6)
- The soap kept slipping in the bath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#x7)
- Time is slipping away; finish your test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#x8)
- Slipping his net quickly beneath it he drew it out and lifted the silk coverlet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#x9)

### Note

The -ing form of «slip»: double the p (slip → slipping, slipped). «A slip» is also a noun: a mistake (a slip of the tongue) or a small piece of paper. Safety: wear shoes with grip on ice.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «slipping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«slipping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/slipping.html) on Mova free.