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Sloping

verb/slˈoʊpɪŋ/
Definition
be at an angle
cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/slˈoʊpɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/slˈəʊpɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/slˈəʊpɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /slˈoʊpɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbbe at an angle
“The terrain sloped down”
verbcause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
“spill the milk”
verbwalk through mud or mire
“We had to splosh across the wet meadow”
verbladle clumsily
“slop the food onto the plate”
verbfeed pigs
adjectivehaving an oblique or slanted direction
adjectivehaving a slanting form or direction
“an area of gently sloping hills”
Word Forms
slopenounthe property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
inclinenounan inclined surface connecting two levels
inclinationnoun(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
pitchnoundegree of deviation from a horizontal plane
spillnouna channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
spillernounan attacker who sheds or spills blood
spillagenounthe act of allowing a fluid to escape
slopnounwet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
swillnounwet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
diagonalnouna line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
abfallend
schräg sein
🇫🇷French
en pente
être à un angle
🇪🇸Spanish
en pendiente
estar en un ángulo
🇮🇹Italian
inclinato
essere ad angolo
🇳🇱Dutch
hellend
in een hoek staan
🇵🇹Portuguese
inclinado
estar em um ângulo
🇷🇺Russian
наклонный
быть под углом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ढलानदार
एक कोण पर हो
🇧🇩Bengali
ঢালু
একটি কোণ হতে
🇮🇳Tamil
சாய்வான
ஒரு கோணத்தில் இருக்கும்
🇮🇳Telugu
వాలుగా
కోణంలో ఉంటుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
उतार
कोनात असणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઢોળાવ
એક ખૂણા પર રહો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಇಳಿಜಾರು
ಕೋನದಲ್ಲಿರಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചരിഞ്ഞത്
ഒരു കോണിൽ ആയിരിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਢਲਾਣਾ
ਇੱਕ ਕੋਣ 'ਤੇ ਹੋਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
ڈھلوان
ایک زاویہ پر ہو
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
倾斜的
🇯🇵Japanese
傾斜している
斜めになる
🇰🇷Korean
경사진
비스듬히 서 있다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nghiêng
ở một góc
🇹🇭Thai
ลาด
อยู่ในมุม
🇮🇩Indonesian
miring
berada pada suatu sudut
🇲🇾Malay
condong
berada di sudut
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مائل
يكون في زاوية
🇮🇷Persian
شیب دار
در یک زاویه باشد
🇹🇷Turkish
eğimli
açılı olmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְשׁוּפָּע
להיות בזווית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'sloping'?
The primary meaning of 'sloping' is 'be at an angle'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sloping' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'sloping' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'sloping' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'sloping' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'sloping' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'sloping' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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