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glide
/ɡlaɪd/
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What does glide mean?
verb
- To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
- To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish.
- To cause to glide.
More meanings (9)
verb
- To pass with a glide, as the voice.
noun
- The act of gliding.
- A transitional sound, especially a semivowel.
- An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact.
- A bird, the glede or kite.
- A kind of cap affixed to the base of the legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor while being moved.
- The joining of two sounds without a break.
- A smooth and sliding step in dancing the waltz.
proper noun
- A census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɡlaɪd/
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“Mais oui,” he said, and D’Arnot laughed aloud to hear the phrase that he used so often glide from Tarzan’s tongue.
Jean Valjean could glide along close to the houses on the dark side, and yet keep watch on the light side.
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Drift and spray lash the faces of officer and helmsman, and through the grey gloom misty bergs glide by on either hand.
How did that red moon manage to glide through the darkness, at a man's height, with nothing to support it, at least apparently?
Across the color line I move arm in arm with Balzac and Dumas, where smiling men and welcoming women glide in gilded halls.