Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   Glide

   /ɡlīd/

   

   verb

   • 1. move with a smooth continuous motion, typically with little noise: "a few gondolas glided past" Similar slidemove smoothlyslipsailfloatdriftflowcoastfreewheelrollskimskateglissadeOpposite hurtle
   • ▪ cause to move with a smooth continuous motion: "slide your hands firmly across the shoulders then glide them down" Similar slidemove smoothlyslipsailfloatdriftflowcoastfreewheelrollskimskateglissadeOpposite hurtle
   • 2. make an unpowered flight, either in a glider or in an aircraft with engine failure: "students learning to glide"
   • ▪ (of a bird) fly through the air with very little movement of the wings: "gulls are gliding birds" Similar soarwheelplanefly

   noun

   • 1. a smooth continuous movement: "the cuckoo makes its approach in a hawklike glide"
   • ▪ a smooth continuous step in ballroom dancing.
   • ▪ a flight in a glider or unpowered aircraft: "just within range for a straight glide home"
   • 2. a sound produced as the vocal organs move toward or away from articulation of a vowel or consonant, for example /j/ in mute /mjut/.

   Word Origin Old Englishglīdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch glijden and German gleiten.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • G

     2

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less