how to pronounce slip

/slɪp/

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the above transcription of slip is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

slip is pronounced in one syllable

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video examples of slip pronunciation

An example use of slip in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… he gave them the slip and he was never …”

meaning of slip

Slip is a verb meaning to move or glide smoothly or quietly over a surface.

slip frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word slip occurs in english on average 23.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics slip can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that slip can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;

3) transport and travel;