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スベる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to slide; to glide; to skate; to ski
2. to slip; to skid
3. to be slippery
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
4. to fail (an examination)
5. to lose (a position); to be demoted
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
Colloquialism
6. to bomb (when telling a joke); to fall flat
7. to slide (move)
usu. スベる
Alt. forms
滑すべる
80%
すべる
15%
辷すべる
2%
スベる
1%
Pitch accent
ス
ベ
る
Conjugations...Used in: 149
Examples (13 in total)
Do you ski?
I can't ski that well.
Be careful. The floor is slippery.
The children were sliding on the ice.
You will be able to ski well next year.
I slipped and fell on the icy sidewalk.
Be careful not to slip on the ice.
Jim slipped on the icy road and got hurt.
Roger slipped on the ice and hurt his leg.
I slipped on the ice and hurt my head.
The plate slipped from her hand and crashed to the floor.
Everyone in the room burst out laughing when they saw Tom slip on the banana peel.
I slipped and hurt myself while I was clearing the road of snow this morning.