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glide

/ˈɡlaɪd/noun, verb1 syllable

Glide means: the activity of flying a glider.

Synonyms for glide8

noun, as in the activity of flying a glider

gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing

noun, as in the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

noun, as in a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

semivowel

also used for glide

semiconsonant

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What does glide mean?6

noun

1

the activity of flying a glider

2

the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it“his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill”

3

a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

verb

1

move smoothly and effortlessly

2

fly in or as if in a glider plane

3

cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with glide?48

Show 40 near rhymes

All 48 rhymes for glide, grouped by syllable

Glide in a sentence

  • A bird can glide through the air without moving its wings.CM
  • Anna observed the dragonfly gracefully glide through the air.Amastan
  • Ziri watched the birds glide through the air.always
  • The clouds drift round, and they glide by, surrounded by light and the blue sky.sundown
  • Barges filled with tourists glide around hairpin bends, past cobblestone walkways and beneath arched stone bridges.Cangarejo
  • Ice skaters gracefully glide over the ice.DJ_Saidez
  • They smeared the sides of their shields with oil so that the arrows would glide away quicker.rul
  • Tom watched the skaters glide across the ice.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of glide

as a noun

plural
glides

as a verb

past tense
glided
present participle
gliding
third-person singular
glides
past participle
glided