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- Dictionaryglide/ɡlʌɪd/
verb
- 1. move with a smooth, quiet continuous motion: "a few gondolas glided past" Similar Opposite
- 2. make an unpowered flight, either in a glider or in an aircraft with engine failure: "students learning to glide"
noun
- 1. a gliding movement: "the cuckoo makes its approach in a hawklike glide"
- 2. a sound produced as the vocal organs move towards or away from articulation of a vowel or consonant, for example /j/ in duke /djuːk/.
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The meaning of GLIDE is to move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly. How to use glide in a sentence.
GLIDE definition: 1. to move easily without stopping and without effort or noise: 2. to move or progress without…. Learn more.
GLIDE meaning: 1. to move easily without stopping and without effort or noise: 2. to move or progress without…. Learn more.
to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater. 2. (often fol. by along, away, by, etc.) to pass by gradual or unobservable change. 3. (usually fol. by in, out, along, etc.)
1. To move in a smooth, effortless manner: a submarine gliding through the water. See Synonyms at slide. 2. To move silently and furtively: The thief glided across the room. 3. To occur or pass imperceptibly: The autumn days glided by. 4. To fly without propulsion from wings or an engine. 5. Music To blend one tone into the next; slur. 6.
6 days ago · glide. To glide is to sail or skate with ease across a surface. Your favorite thing about winter might be watching the skaters in the park glide silently on the ice-covered lake. A sled glides down a snowy hill, and a kayak glides across a silvery pond.
Definition of glide verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to move somewhere smoothly and quietly: The train slowly glided out of the station. (Definition of glide from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun glide, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
GLIDE meaning: 1 : to move in a smooth way; 2 : to fly without engine power.
