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The word 'sliding' is the present participle, present tense of the verb 'to slide'. The present participle of the verb is also an adjective and a gerund, a verbal noun. Examples:

Verb: The kids were sliding in the mud making a big mess of themselves.

Adjective: Their fees are applied on a sliding scaleaccording to income.

Noun: It wasn't exactly skating, it was more like sliding.

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The word "sliding" is a gerund, which acts as a noun in a sentence, derived from the verb "slide."

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