sloping
sloping is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, sloping is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofsloping
- To tend steadily upward or downward.
Example: "The road slopes sharply down at that point."
- To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
Example: "to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment"
- (usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.
Example: "I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me."
- To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.
Example: "The order was given to "slope arms"."
- An arrangement or motion by which something slopes.
- Having a slope.
Example: "a sloping roof"
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