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sloping

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. 1.To tend steadily upward or downward.
  2. 2.To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
  3. 3.(usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.
  4. 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. 1.An arrangement or motion by which something slopes.

adjective

  1. 1.Having a slope.

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