sliding
adjective
[ ˈslʌɪdɪŋ ]
• able to move smoothly along a surface.
• "the tank should have a sliding glass cover"
slide
verb
• move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.
• "she slid down the bank into the water"
Similar:
glide,
move smoothly,
slip,
slither,
skim,
skate,
glissade,
coast,
plane,
skid,
slew,
aquaplane,
trickle,
run,
flow,
pour,
stream,
course,
spill,
Origin:
Old English slīdan (verb); related to sled and sledge1. The noun, first in the sense ‘act of sliding’, is recorded from the late 16th century.
