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glide
verb
-
glide
,
gliding
,
glides
,
glided
to
move
smoothly
and
quietly
over
a
surface
or
through
the
air
.
•
The
ice
skater
glided
across
the
frozen
pond
.
The
ice
skater
glided
across
the
frozen
pond
.
•
Eagles
glide
high
in
the
sky
without
flapping
their
wings
.
Eagles
glide
high
in
the
sky
without
flapping
their
wings
.
Middle
English
gliden
,
from
Old
English
glīdan
,
meaning
to
slip
or
shine
smoothly
.
noun
-
glide
,
gliding
,
glides
,
glided
a
smooth
continuous
movement
without
noise
or
effort
.
•
Her
glide
across
the
dance
floor
was
perfect
.
Her
glide
across
the
dance
floor
was
perfect
.
•
The
plane
made
a
long
glide
before
landing
.
The
plane
made
a
long
glide
before
landing
.
Middle
English
gliden
,
from
Old
English
glīdan
,
meaning
to
slip
or
shine
smoothly
.
verb
-
glide
,
gliding
,
glides
,
glided
to
fly
or
travel
through
the
air
without
using
power
from
an
engine
.
•
The
glider
glided
silently
towards
the
landing
field
.
The
glider
glided
silently
towards
the
landing
field
.
•
After
engine
failure
,
the
pilot
glided
the
plane
home
.
After
engine
failure
,
the
pilot
glided
the
plane
home
.
Middle
English
gliden
,
from
Old
English
glīdan
,
meaning
to
slip
or
shine
smoothly
.
noun
-
glide
,
gliding
,
glides
,
glided
a
speech
sound
that
acts
as
a
smooth
transition
between
vowels
,
such
as
the
'y'
sound
in
'yet'
or
'w'
in
'wet'
.
•
The
glide
/w/
occurs
in
the
word
'water'
.
The
glide
/w/
occurs
in
the
word
'water'
.
•
In
diphthongs
,
the
second
part
is
often
a
glide
.
In
diphthongs
,
the
second
part
is
often
a
glide
.
Middle
English
gliden
,
from
Old
English
glīdan
,
meaning
to
slip
or
shine
smoothly
.
glider
noun
-
glide
,
gliding
,
glides
,
glided
a
small
model
or
toy
aircraft
without
an
engine
,
often
made
of
balsa
wood
or
paper
.
•
The
boy
threw
his
paper
glider
across
the
park
.
The
boy
threw
his
paper
glider
across
the
park
.
•
She
made
a
glider
from
balsa
wood
for
the
science
fair
.
She
made
a
glider
from
balsa
wood
for
the
science
fair
.
noun
-
glide
,
gliding
,
glides
,
glided
a
chair
or
sofa
mounted
on
a
horizontal
base
,
allowing
it
to
rock
or
glide
smoothly
back
and
forth
.
•
Mom
sat
in
the
glider
rocking
the
baby
to
sleep
.
Mom
sat
in
the
glider
rocking
the
baby
to
sleep
.
•
The
nursery
had
a
comfortable
glider
for
feeding
.
The
nursery
had
a
comfortable
glider
for
feeding
.
noun
-
glide
,
gliding
,
glides
,
glided
a
fixed-wing
aircraft
without
an
engine
,
designed
to
glide
after
being
towed
aloft
.
•
The
experienced
pilot
flew
the
glider
silently
over
the
hills
.
The
experienced
pilot
flew
the
glider
silently
over
the
hills
.
•
She
watched
a
glider
circle
high
in
the
summer
sky
.
She
watched
a
glider
circle
high
in
the
summer
sky
.
Early
17th
century
:
from
the
verb
'glide'
+
'-er'
,
originally
denoting
something
that
glides
.
noun
-
glide
,
gliding
,
glides
,
glided
a
small
marsupial
that
glides
using
folds
of
skin
between
its
limbs
.
•
The
glider
leaped
from
branch
to
branch
in
the
tree
.
The
glider
leaped
from
branch
to
branch
in
the
tree
.
•
We
saw
a
glider
at
the
wildlife
park
.
We
saw
a
glider
at
the
wildlife
park
.
