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# slipping

«slipping» in Mova's school dictionary: **sliding by accident and losing your balance, often on…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) Slipping is sliding by accident and losing your balance, often on something wet or smooth. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#m3)

4) Slipping can mean getting worse, like marks or grades slipping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#m4)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#x1)
- The rope kept slipping out of my hands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#x2)
- She was slipping quietly out of the room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#x3)
- I saw him slipping a note into her bag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#x4)
- Wipe up spills so nobody slips. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#x5)
- My grades are slipping, so I need to practise more. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#x6)
- The soap kept slipping in the bath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/#x7)
- Time is slipping away; finish your test. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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.

### In the corpora

- [«You backsliding animal» cries the Badger (backsliding = slipping back into bad ways).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/28/)
- [Pool rules are about slipping, pushing, drains and never swimming without a grown-up watching.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/233-sea-and-pools/5/)
- [Slipping back into a bad habit after a promise is common; changing habits takes many tries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/357-snooping-on-phones-bags-calls-and-codes/24/)
- [A funny true story, like slipping in the bath, is usually a better story than a cool lie.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/431-when-the-story-falls-apart/29/)
- [Mountain roads zigzag so they are longer but much less steep, and cars and walkers can climb without slipping or straining.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/physics/34-wheels-axles-ramps-and-screws/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «slipping» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipping/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.