slipped
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
An inflected form of slip · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,651 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,016 times across 173,849 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- move stealthily also: steal The ship slipped away in the darkness
- insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly He slipped some money into the waiter's hand
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner also: skid, slue, slew, slide the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
- get worse also: drop off, drop away, fall away My grades are slipping
- move smoothly and easily the bolt slipped into placewater slipped from the polished marble
- to make a mistake or be incorrect also: err, mistake
slipped in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The sunlight slipped over the polished leaves.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Jealousy pierced him as Scaife's name slipped out.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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It flickered in the wind that slipped past the curtain of the open window.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Their arms had slipped apart and they stood motionless, each seeking to distinguish the other’s face.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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The old man spoke sternly and the boy stopped, flushed and angry, and a moment later slipped from the room.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1