slide backwards

Frequency: 6.26.0 per million words

To move smoothly along a surface in a backward direction.

backwardsverb + backwards

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slide

Examples (10)

  • The heavy bookshelf began to slide backwards on the polished floor.
  • He lost his footing and slid backwards down the muddy hill.
  • Be careful, the car is sliding backwards on the icy road!
  • If you lean too far in that chair, it will slide backwards.
  • The automatic door should slide backwards smoothly to let you in.
  • The dancer gracefully slid backwards across the stage as part of the routine.
  • He tried to climb up, but for every step he took, he seemed to slide backwards.
  • I felt a jolt as my seat on the train suddenly slid backwards a few inches.
  • After the reform, the company's progress seemed to slide backwards instead of forwards.
  • The crab scuttled sideways, then slid backwards under a rock.