Definition of glide
glided
;gliding
intransitive verb
1 : to move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly swans gliding over the lake
2 : to go or pass imperceptibly hours glided by
3a of an airplane : to descend gradually in controlled flightb : to fly in a glider
4 : to produce a glide (as in music or speech)
transitive verb
: to cause to glide
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Examples of glide in a Sentence
The swans glided over the surface of the lake.
We watched the skiers glide down the slope.
The pilot glided to a safe landing after the engine failed.
The pilot glided the plane to a safe landing.
Recent Examples of glide from the Web
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Beginning with its gliding, ominous opening shot of soldiers snaking through a forest, War sports a modest but confident style throughout.
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Beginning with its gliding, ominous opening shot of soldiers snaking through a forest, War sports a modest but confident style throughout.
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Install a Rev-a-Shelf container ($36 for the 20-quart size, amazon.com), which puts a simple plastic trash can on a gliding track for easy access.
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Starting deep in the inner corner of your eye, glide the liner along your lower lashes and connect the end with your cat-eye flick.
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Immediately, heads turned and desperately craned for a better look, while Mrs. Herrera burst into a soft laugh and merrily glided away, clearly pleased with her joke.
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Kitty Hawk Kites sells kites and offers beginner hang gliding lessons on the dunes.
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While most swimmers tried a variety of strokes, Young used only the crawl, gliding across the water with no wasted movement.
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Over decades, Azima has glided among different worlds, flying weapons to the Balkans, selling spy gear to Persian Gulf nations, dealing with a small Midwest bank and navigating Washington’s power circles.
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Origin and Etymology of glide
Middle English, from Old English glīdan; akin to Old High German glītan to glide
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Definition of glide
1 : a calm stretch of shallow water flowing smoothly
2 : the act or action of gliding
3 : portamento
4a : a less prominent vowel sound produced by the passing of the vocal organs to or from the articulatory position of a speech sound — compare diphthongb : semivowel
5 : a device for facilitating movement of something; especially : a circular usually metal button attached to the bottom of furniture legs to provide a smooth surface
Recent Examples of glide from the Web
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How to prevent it: Body glide is a great solution, says Dr. Allison Hanlon, a dermatologist in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Read More About the Options for Dealing With North Korea Among the new technologies are hypersonic glide vehicles being developed by Russia and China.
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Senators pitched a seven-year glide path for the program.
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The lacquer has a glide-on quality that remained intact for five days sans streaks, lumps, or bumps with speedy drying time to boot.
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When a fishing captain named Thomas Cottrell saw a menacing form glide under a town bridge, his frantic alarm was dismissed by the local police chief.
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The airport currently has a precision instrument landing system along those runways in which the illumination of certain combinations of red and white lights informs pilots if their glide slope is accurate.
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In February, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo passed its third glide-flight test, putting it on pace to offer suborbital space tourism by the end of 2018.
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On Friday, Iranian voters will decide whether to give a second four-year term to incumbent Hassan Rouhani, whose signature achievement was supposed to put him on a glide path to reelection.
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First Known Use of glide
1584
GLIDE Defined for English Language Learners
glide
playDefinition of glide for English Language Learners
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: to move in a smooth way
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of an airplane : to fly without engine power
GLIDE Defined for Kids
Definition of glide for Students
glided
;gliding
: to move with a smooth continuous motion
Definition of glide for Students
: the act or action of moving with a smooth continuous motion
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