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- Dictionaryglide/ɡlʌɪd/
verb
- 1. move with a smooth, quiet continuous motion: "a few gondolas glided past" Similar Opposite
- 2. make an unpowered flight, either in a glider or in an aircraft with engine failure: "students learning to glide"
noun
- 1. a gliding movement: "the cuckoo makes its approach in a hawklike glide"
- 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/.
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GLIDE definition: 1. to move easily without stopping and without effort or noise: 2. to move or progress without…. Learn more.
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.
Glide definition: to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater.. See examples of GLIDE used in a sentence.
1. : to move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly. swans gliding over the lake. 2. : to go or pass imperceptibly. hours glided by. 3. a. of an airplane : to descend gradually in controlled flight. b. : to fly in a glider. 4. : to produce a glide (as in music or speech) transitive verb. : to cause to glide. glide. 2 of 2. noun.
1. verb. 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] Synonyms: slip, sail, slide, ghost More Synonyms of glide. 2. verb. When birds or aeroplanes glide, they float on air currents.
to move easily without stopping and without effort or noise: She came gliding gracefully into the ballroom in a long, flowing gown. I love my new pen - it just glides across /over the paper. [ I usually + adv/prep ] to move or progress without difficulty or effort: Some people glide effortlessly through life with no real worries.
glide. (glīd) v. glid·ed, glid·ing, glides. v.intr. 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.
Noun. Filter. verb. glided, glides, gliding. To flow or move smoothly and easily, as in skating. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To cause to glide. Webster's New World. To move silently and furtively. The thief glided across the room. American Heritage. To occur or pass imperceptibly. The autumn days glided by. American Heritage.
GLIDE definition: to move somewhere smoothly and quietly: . Learn more.
glide meaning, definition, what is glide: to move smoothly and quietly, as if with...: Learn more.
