sliding
滑る
解説 Definition
sliding は slide（滑る、滑らせる）の ing 形です。人や物がなめらかに動いて滑っている状態を表します。
Sliding is the -ing form of slide and describes a person or object moving smoothly across or along a surface while remaining in contact with it. It can function in a continuous verb phrase or modify a noun associated with this kind of movement.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
sliding は slide「滑る、滑らせる」の ing 形です。原形末尾の e を落として -ing を付けますが、slide の /aɪ/ は保たれます。sliding down a hill、sliding across a wet table のように、表面との接触を保ちながら滑らかに移動している場面を思い浮かべましょう。
Start with slide and form sliding by dropping the final silent e before adding -ing; the vowel sound in slide remains /aɪ/. Picture a child sliding down a hill or a glass sliding across a wet table. The key image is smooth movement along a surface while contact is maintained, often with little resistance. Learn combinations such as “sliding down,” “sliding across,” and “kept sliding open.” This distinguishes sliding from rolling, where an object turns repeatedly, and from falling, where it moves downward through the air.
例文
The child is sliding down the hill.
その子どもは丘を滑り降りています。
A glass was sliding across the wet table.
コップがぬれたテーブルの上を滑っていました。
The door kept sliding open in the wind.
そのドアは風で何度も滑るように開きました。
sliding の類義語・関連語
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sliding の語源・成り立ち Etymology
sliding は slide に接尾辞 -ing が付いた形で、古英語 slidan「すべる、なめらかに動く」にさかのぼります。語源には「抵抗なく流れるように進む」感覚があり、slide, landslide も同根です。だから単なる移動でなく、つるっと滑る動きそのものが前に出ます。
Sliding is formed from slide by removing its final silent e and adding -ing. Slide comes from Old English slīdan, meaning “to glide, slip, or move smoothly,” and has Germanic relatives expressing similar movement. The core image of smooth motion with relatively little resistance has remained strong. Modern compounds such as landslide preserve the same word family, while sliding serves as the present participle or gerund form.
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