skidding

verb

Definition of skiddingnext
present participle of skid
as in falling
to go to a lower level especially abruptly the local economy skidded when the last manufacturing plant moved away

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skidding
  1. falling
  2. plunging
  3. dipping
  4. plummeting
Verb
  • Clearly, this only constitutes a small blip as things stand and hardly a sign everything is falling apart.
    Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The Sacramento Kings have made a major organizational move after their fourth straight loss falling them to a 13-18 record.
    Evan Sidery, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of falling
Verb
  • The foxes then take a great leap into the air and dive nose-first, often plunging so deep into the whiteness that only their tail and hind legs stick out.
    Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Hwang Dong-hyuk’s Netflix sensation returned on December 26 after more than three years, plunging Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) back into the world of deadly children’s games played by desperate adults competing for money.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of plunging
Verb
  • Anyone who was wrongly dipping into the OT kitty for themselves or others has to be found and exiled from the high command, if not fired outright.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Temperatures are dipping again in Alaska over the next six to 10 days, with far northern reaches of the state expecting below-average temperatures and near-normal temperatures forecast for much of the rest of the Last Frontier, according to a forecast from the NWS Climate Prediction Center.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of dipping
Verb
  • Data from the Solar Energy Industries Association shows Arizona’s installation of residential solar capacity climbing quickly after the fee was removed in 2019 and then plummeting this year.
    Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The difference, however, stems from improved production from a defense that leads the league in turnovers over that span and used them to stabilize a unit previously plummeting to one of the worst in franchise history.
    Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of plummeting
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