Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the slide

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables: on the s-lide
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Example Sentences

"The L-shaped shopping parade, which had once wooed custom away from the small shops down the hill, was on the slide, left stranded by changes in consumer habits."
"Yvonne was on the slide."

Questions

What does on the slide mean?: in decline

How to pronounce on the slide

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