glide
verb/ɡlaɪd/
/ɡlaɪd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they glide | /ɡlaɪd/ /ɡlaɪd/ |
| he / she / it glides | /ɡlaɪdz/ /ɡlaɪdz/ |
| past simple glided | /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/ /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/ |
| past participle glided | /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/ /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/ |
| -ing form gliding | /ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/ /ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move smoothly and quietly, especially as though it takes no effort
- Swans went gliding past.
- The skaters were gliding over the ice.
Extra Examples- a swan gliding serenely past
- Boats were gliding gracefully on the lake.
- The ball glided into the back of the net.
- The blade glided easily over my skin.
- The dancers glided smoothly across the floor.
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- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of birds or aircraft) to fly using air currents, without the birds moving their wings or the aircraft using the engine
- An eagle was gliding high overhead.
- The plane managed to glide down to the runway.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by airc1- The swan spread its wings and glided gently downward.
- He cut the engines and glided silently into the clearing.
Word OriginOld English glīdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch glijden and German gleiten.
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