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Meanings of slipping round in English

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Usage of slipping round in English
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Now, Sir, that is only a way of slipping round the question.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 / A Magazin...
2
She came slipping round the pool, and in a few seconds was by my side.
Aylwin
3
No use-offthey went, slipping round and off the pulleys instead of driving the machinery.
Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin
4
They were slipping round a corner which led into a by-street of the old town.
The False Chevalier / or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette
5
She felt Summerhay's arm slipping round her.
Beyond
6
And what do you think it was stopped me, miss, from slipping round this corner, and away by belfry?
Erema; Or, My Father's Sin
7
A young man in a grey cutaway, buff cords, and jack-boots, on a low chestnut mare, came slipping round the covert.
Beyond
8
Suddenly she felt two soft bare arms slipping round her waist, then Irene Howard dropped a light kiss on her cheek.
Rilla of Ingleside
9
He grabbed one of the stalagmites, the armour's gauntlet slipping round alarmingly on the iron-hard ice until he killed his momentum.
The Reality Dysfunction
10
And a pair of thick, nailed boots, with all four tabs sticking out, and a tie slipping round to the back of his neck.
More About Peggy
11
Madam, - So those cents will be coming off both milk and bottom line - rather than just slipping round the corner on to biscuits?
The Irish Times
12
She drew nearer to him with the words, like a frozen creature seeking warmth, and in a moment her arms were slipping round his neck.
The Tidal Wave and Other Stories
13
He nodded to emphasize his point and walked out, slipping round the side of the mausoleum to head in the opposite direction from the toughs.
Dancer’s Lament
14
Slipping round to this man's side, I listened to what he was saying.
The House in the Mist
15
Slipping round in front, I eased the screen door open, and stepped into the hall.
Talk of the town
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"There's nothing to prevent you from slipping round to the stable and pulling your freight quietly."
Steve Yeager
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Slipping round through the time
Slipping round across language varieties
United Kingdom
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