GLIDE Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

glide

verb

ˈglīd

Definition of glide next

as in to flow

to move or proceed smoothly and readily looking for a college course that he could just glide through

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as in to fly

to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings a kite gliding on the autumn breeze

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as in to hover

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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Examples of glide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Jodie Turner-Smith glides fluidly between enigmatic menace and youthful yearning as Gracie — an Obeah woman known to locals as the Dragon Queen — who Neville hires to curse Christopher. —

Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024 Crack the eggshell and peel off a small piece that still manages to fit a spoon inside, then glide the spoon between the membrane and the egg to take off big pieces. —

Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024 No matter how abominable the road surface—and Los Angeles has some of the roughest urban highways in all America—the airbags and multi-link suspension quietly absorb the hits while driver and master glide along. —

Mark Ewing, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 Then, use the flat side of the applicator to glide the gloss from one corner of your mouth to the other. —

Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for glide

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