glided; gliding
1
: to move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly
swans gliding over the lake
2
: to go or pass imperceptibly
hours glided by
3
a
of an airplane
: to descend gradually in controlled flight
b
: to fly in a glider
4
: to produce a glide (as in music or speech)
: to cause to glide
1
: a calm stretch of shallow water flowing smoothly
2
: the act or action of gliding
3
4
5
: a device for facilitating movement of something
especially
: a circular usually metal button attached to the bottom of furniture legs to provide a smooth surface
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Examples of glide in a Sentence
Verb
The swans glided over the surface of the lake.
We watched the skiers glide down the slope.
The pilot glided to a safe landing after the engine failed.
The pilot glided the plane to a safe landing.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Alex Caruso, who is 6-5, added three steals off the bench, and of course,e Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, an MVP candidate, is a 6-6 point guard who glided his way to 40 points with two steals.
—Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
But satin glides against your hair with no friction and doesn’t soak up the oils your hair is desperately clinging to during the low-humidity season.
—Clint Davis, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Alka-Seltzer Plus (1993) Lynch directed two commercials for Alka-Seltzer Plus cold medicine, one of which has a striking balletic opening image of hockey players gliding on a rink in a darkened arena.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Alex Caruso, who is 6-5, added three steals off the bench, and of course,e Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, an MVP candidate, is a 6-6 point guard who glided his way to 40 points with two steals.
—Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
The attack, which included high-speed missiles and glide bombs, struck residential areas, leaving civilians lying on the street amid a scene of devastation.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
But satin glides against your hair with no friction and doesn’t soak up the oils your hair is desperately clinging to during the low-humidity season.
—Clint Davis, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Glide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glide. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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