Lapsing and Slipping

Lapsing

Lapsing noun - A failure to maintain a higher state.

Slipping and lapsing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slipping" instead an adjective "Lapsing".

Nearby Words: lapse, lapsed

Slipping

Slipping adjective - Moving as on a slippery surface.
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Synonyms for Slipping

Lapsing and slipping are semantically related. You can use "Lapsing" instead an adjective "Slipping".

Nearby Words: slip, slipped, slipper, slippy, slippage

Both words in one sentence

  • Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: Rebecca Ferguson mostly speaks with a neutral accent sometime lapsing into a very Scandinavian accent.
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