glide
/ɡlaɪd/
noun
- A smooth, quiet movement without effort.
- With one long glide, the hockey player shot the puck into the goal.
- The dancer's glide across the stage was breathtaking.
- The boat moved with a gentle glide over the calm water.
- A flight without engine power, using air currents.
- During the glide, the pilot looked for a safe place to land.
- The hang glider enjoyed a long glide from the cliff to the valley below.
- The bird's glide lasted several minutes before it flapped its wings again.
- In phonetics, a speech sound that is like a vowel but functions as a consonant (e.g., 'y' in 'yes' or 'w' in 'wet').
- Linguists study how glides connect vowels and consonants in speech.
- The 'w' in 'water' is an example of a glide.
- In the word 'yes,' the 'y' is a glide sound.
verb
- To move smoothly and quietly, with little effort or noise.
- The swan glided across the lake without making a sound.
- The skateboarder glided down the ramp effortlessly.
- She glided through the crowded room, greeting everyone with a smile.
- To fly without engine power, using air currents (of an aircraft or bird).
- After the engine failed, the pilot managed to glide the plane to a safe landing.
- The eagle glided high above the mountains, searching for prey.
- Hang gliders glide for miles using thermal updrafts.
- To move or change gradually and smoothly from one state to another.
- The music glided from a soft melody into a powerful chorus.
- As the sun set, the sky glided from orange to deep purple.
- The conversation glided easily from work topics to weekend plans.