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Rareslip away
The correct spelling is slip away.
How to pronounce slip away
verb
Say it like: Sli-p a-waee
The correct spelling is slip away. To leave a place, or a gathering, without being noticed. For example: "I'm going to try to slip away from work early, if I can."
Usage Examples
“I'm going to try to slip away from work early, if I can.”
“The months slipped away and became years.”
“When Liverpool scored a third goal, their hopes of winning slipped away forever.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To leave a place, or a gathering, without being noticed.
- 2.(of time) To pass quickly, almost unnoticed.
- 3.(of an advantage) To disappear; to elude one.
- 4.To die peacefully.
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