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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.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What does glide mean?

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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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   What does a glider mean?

   • 1. to move or cause to move easily without jerks or hesitations: to glide in a boat down the river. 2. (intr) to pass slowly or without perceptible change: to glide into sleep. 3. (Aeronautics) to cause (an aircraft) to come into land without engine power, or (of an aircraft) to land in this way 4. (Aeronautics) (intr) to fly a glider 5.

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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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   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 is a glider airplane?

   • A glider broadly refers to an aircraft with no engine. The simplest gliders are paper airplanes, which slowly glide to their targets, but there are larger gliders, such as a space shuttle, which relies primarily on wind resistance to move and land appropriately upon re-entry into the atmosphere.

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

   • Znaczenie Glide, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

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

   • Glide in Traditional Chinese

     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: Korean Translation

     GLIDE translate: 미끄러지듯 가다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Glide: Malay Translation

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

   • Glide: Indonesian Translation

     GLIDE translate: meluncur, melayang, luncuran. Learn more in...

   • Glide: Polish Translation

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

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   to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater. 2. (often fol. by along, away, by, etc.) to pass by gradual or unobservable change. 3. (usually fol. by in, out, along, etc.)

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   The meaning of GLIDE is to move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly. How to use glide in a sentence.

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   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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   1. To move in a smooth, effortless manner: a submarine gliding through the water. See Synonyms at slide. 2. To move silently and furtively: The thief glided across the room. 3. To occur or pass imperceptibly: The autumn days glided by. 4. To fly without propulsion from wings or an engine. 5. Music To blend one tone into the next; slur. 6.

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   5 days ago · 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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