glide

¹glide

verb \ˈglīd\

glid·edglid·ing

Definition of GLIDE

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

Examples of GLIDE

1. The swans glided over the surface of the lake.
2. We watched the skiers glide down the slope.
3. The pilot glided to a safe landing after the engine failed.
4. The pilot glided the plane to a safe landing.

Origin of GLIDE

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

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to GLIDE

Synonyms: bowl, breeze, brush, coast, cruise, drift, flow, roll, sail, skim, slide, slip, stream, sweep, whisk

Antonyms: flounder, struggle

Related Words: fly, race, rush, speed

Near Antonyms: limp, lumber, plod, stumble, trudge; shamble, shuffle; stamp, stomp, stump, tramp; labor, toil

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Rhymes with GLIDE

bide, bride, chide, eyed, fried, guide, hide, pied, pride, ride, side, slide, snide, stride, thighed, tide, tried, wide