Slip Verb 1 2 3, Past and Past Participle Form Tense of Slip V1 V2 V3
slip
Meanings;
- (of a person or animal) slide unintentionally for a short distance, typically losing one’s balance or footing.(verb)
- Go or move quietly or quickly, without attracting notice.(verb)
- Pass or change to a lower, worse, or different condition, typically in a gradual or imperceptible way.(verb)
| Verb(V1) | Past Tense(V2) | Past Participle(V3) |
| slip | slipped | slipped |
| Verb – es(Ves) | Verb – ing(Ving) |
| slips | slipping |
Synonyms
slide, skid, slither, glide, creep, steal, sneak, slide, sidle, slope, slink, pad, tiptoe, pussyfoot, edge, move quietly, move stealthily, insinuate oneself, decline, deteriorate, degenerate, worsen, get worse, fall, fall off, drop, decay, backslide, regress, false step, misstep, slide, skid, fall, trip, tumble, underskirt, petticoat, underslip, half-slip,
Example Sentences with slip
It is dangerous to drive on this slippery road.
Nick, fetch my car, fetch my clothes, sweep the chimney, make my bed, watch my psychopath, fetch my slippers.
Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.
He slipped on the ice and fell down.
Alkaline solutions are slippery or soapy to the touch.
I slipped the letter to him.
Alex slipped some money into Jessica’s hand.
Let’s slip away quietly.
Mark slipped on a banana peel.
Johm slipped on ice and broke his hip last winter.
Steve slipped into the classroom unnoticed.
Alex slipped the letter into the box.
They slipped briskly into an intimacy from which they never recovered.
Did he slip and fall on your mouth?
Caution, the soil may slip!
Better the foot slip than the tongue.
Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
There’s many a slip ‘tween (== between) the cup and the lip.
Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun.
Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them during the night before they get away.
I’m lucky that my real-life Mom has both a great sense of humor about herself and an amazing ability to slip into complete denial if the subject matter gets a little too close to home.
