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1
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
- looking for a college course that he could just glide through
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2
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings
- a kite gliding on the autumn breeze
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3
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
- water striders gliding along the surface of the brook
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The Truth About 'Y': It's Mostly a Vowel
The Truth About 'Y': It's Mostly a Vowel
We need 'y' to be a consonant, but it acts more like a vowel.
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The first known use of glide was before the 12th century
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