Main Entry: ¹glide

Pronunciation: \ˈglīd\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): glid·ed; glid·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English glīdan; akin to Old High German glītan to glide

Date: before 12th century

intransitive verb 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