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adjective

Definition of glidingnext
as in hovering

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gliding

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noun

as in soaring

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gliding

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verb

present participle of glide
1
as in flowing
to move or proceed smoothly and readily looking for a college course that he could just glide through

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as in flying
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 floating
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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“Gliding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gliding. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.

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