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   glide

   /ɡlʌɪd/

   verb

   • 1. move with a smooth, quiet continuous motion: "a few gondolas glided past" Similar slidemove smoothlyslipsailfloatdriftflowcoastfreewheelrollskimskateglissadeOpposite hurtle
   • ▪ move (something) with a smooth continuous motion: "slide your hands firmly across the shoulders then glide them down" Similar slidemove smoothlyslipsailfloatdriftflowcoastfreewheelrollskimskateglissadeOpposite hurtle
   • 2. make an unpowered flight, either in a glider or in an aircraft with engine failure: "students learning to glide"
   • ▪ (of a bird) fly with very little movement of the wings: "gulls are gliding birds" Similar soarwheelplanefly

   noun

   • 1. a gliding movement: "the cuckoo makes its approach in a hawklike glide"
   • ▪ a smooth continuous step in ballroom dancing.
   • ▪ a flight in a glider or unpowered aircraft: "just within range for a straight glide home"
   • 2. a sound produced as the vocal organs move towards or away from articulation of a vowel or consonant, for example /j/ in duke /djuːk/.
   • 3. a glancing stroke which slightly deflects the ball, especially towards the leg side.

   Word Origin Old Englishglīdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch glijden and German gleiten.

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   What does glide mean?

   • GLIDE definition: 1. to move easily without stopping and without effort or noise: 2. to move or progress without…. Learn more.

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   What does gliding mean?

   • , glid·ed, glid·ing. to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater. to pass by gradual or unobservable change (often followed by along, away, by, etc.). to move quietly or stealthily or without being noticed (usually followed by in, out, along, etc.). Aeronautics.

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   Where did the term glide come from?

   • The first records of the term glide come from before the 900s. It ultimately comes from the Old English glīdan. One use of glide you might have heard of is in relation to the sport hang gliding, in which people hang from a large, kite-like hang glider. A glider broadly refers to an aircraft with no engine.

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   What does it mean if you glide somewhere?

   • If you glide somewhere, you move silently and in a smooth and effortless way. Waiters glide between tightly packed tables bearing trays of pasta. [VERB preposition/adverb] When birds or aeroplanes glide, they float on air currents. ... the albatross, which glides effortlessly and gracefully behind the yacht. [VERB preposition/adverb]

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     GLIDE meaning: 1. to move easily without stopping and...

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     GLIDE translate: 移動, 滑行，滑動, 輕鬆行進；毫不費力地取得進展, 飛, 滑行，滑翔. Learn...

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     GLIDE translate: meluncur, meluncur, peluncuran. Learn more...

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     GLIDE translate: płynąć, lecieć szybowcem, szybowanie. Learn...

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   To glide is to sail or skate with ease across a surface. Your favorite thing about winter might be watching the skaters in the park glide silently on the ice-covered lake. A sled glides down a snowy hill, and a kayak glides across a silvery pond.

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