slidden

Had moved smoothly

Slidden is the past participle of slide, now rare and dialectal.

Standard English prefers slid for both past tense and past participle: The car slid on the ice, The drawer has slid shut.

Slidden survives in some regional speech and older literary texts: The years have slidden by.

surface

slippery

Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp

  • slickSmooth or craftily adept
  • wetSaturated with liquid
  • greasyCovered in slick fat

oily · lubricated · soapy · slimy · glassy · polished · smooth · frictionless · skiddy · treacherous

descent

slope

Angled terrain or steepness

descent · plunge · drop · fall · decline · downslide · incline · gradient · steepness · precipice

winter

sled

Runner-based snow vehicle

sleigh · ice · snow · frost · frozen · slick · icy · snowbank · glacier · avalanche

Opposites
motion state

sliddenstuck

Unable to move

stayed · remained · fixed · stationary · stilled

manner of movement

sliddenlurched

Moved with sudden unsteadiness

jerked · stuttered · stumbled · jolted · juddered

grip/traction

sliddengripped

Held with pressure

clung · held · adhered · clutched · grasped

Family

slide, sliding, slid, landslide, slides, slider, water slide, sliders, slide rule

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G