Meaning
- (verb) To tend steadily upward or downward. “The road slopes sharply down at that point.”
- (verb) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant. “to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment”
- (verb) (usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously. “I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me.”
- (verb) To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder. “The order was given to "slope arms".”
- (noun) An arrangement or motion by which something slopes.
- (adjective) Having a slope. “a sloping roof”
Letter breakdown
- Sloping contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 10.
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Words starting with SLO
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Reader questions
What does Sloping mean?
To tend steadily upward or downward.
How many letters are in Sloping?
Sloping has 7 letters.
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