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slipping meaning

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WSlipping
  • Slipping is a technique used in boxing that is similar to bobbing. It is considered one of the four basic defensive strategies, along with blocking, holding, and clinching.
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    Definition of slipping in English Dictionary

  • NounPLslippingsSUF-ing
    1. The act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden loosening motion.
      1. slippings and slidings
  • Verb
    1. present participle of slip.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • The identification of the slipping moment was difficult for some trial data owing to numerous excessively small slips, possibly caused by microslips, and small object tilting.
        • His glasses kept slipping further down onto his prominent snout.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Nouns
        • Countable nouns
        • Verbs
          • Verb forms
            • Participles
              • Present participles
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        1. en slippings
        2. en slippingly
        3. en slipping up
        4. en slipping into
        5. en slipping down
        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of slipping for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "slipping" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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