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Uncommonsloping
The correct spelling is sloping.
How to pronounce sloping
verb
IPA: /ˈsləʊpɪŋ/
Say it like: Slo-pin-g
The correct spelling is sloping. To tend steadily upward or downward. For example: "The road slopes sharply down at that point."
Usage Examples
“The road slopes sharply down at that point.”
“to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment”
“I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To tend steadily upward or downward.
- 2.To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
- 3.(usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.
- 4.To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.
noun
- 1.An arrangement or motion by which something slopes.
adjective
- 1.Having a slope.
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