Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To coat with slime.
cover or stain with slime
(figuratively, transitive)To besmirch or disparage.
To carve (fish), removing the offal.
(intransitive)To move like slime.
(figuratively, intransitive)To behave in a slimy, unethical manner.
(slang, transitive)To murder.
(Singapore, transitive)To denigrate or slander.
Examples
19 sentencesGreen slime oozed out the pipe.
deGrüner Schleim glibberte aus der Leitung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The pond was covered in green slime.
deDer Teich war von grünem Schleim überzogen. — Yorwba
There was green slime oozing out of the pipe.
deAus dem Rohr sickerte grüner Schleim. — Manfredo
Slime was oozing out of the pipe.
ruИз трубы вытекала слизь. — Wezel
The slime was black and stinky.
ruТина была черноватой и вонючей. — odexed
deDer Schleim war schwarz und stinkend. — Yorwba
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English slime, slyme, slim, slym, from Old English slīm, from Proto-West GermaFrom Middle English slime, slyme, slim, slym, from Old English slīm, from Proto-West Germanic *slīm, from Proto-Germanic *slīmą, from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”). Cognates include Saterland Frisian Sliem, Dutch slijm, German Schleim (“mucus, slime”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk slim, Swedish slem, Faroese and Icelandic slím (“slime”), Latin limus (“mud”), Ancient Greek λίμνη (límnē, “marsh”).
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Forms
slimes, sliming, slimed, slimedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle