gliding
/ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of glide: to move smoothly and continuously, often without effort.
- The eagle was gliding effortlessly on the warm air currents.
- The boat was gliding over the calm water toward the island.
- She is gliding across the dance floor with perfect poise.
- To fly a glider or hang glider as a sport or activity.
- The pilot was gliding silently above the clouds.
- They spent the afternoon gliding over the countryside.
- He has been gliding for years and has logged hundreds of hours.
- To move or pass smoothly, quietly, or gradually (used figuratively).
- The years gliding past made him realize how much had changed.
- She is gliding through her new job with confidence.
- Time was gliding by as they talked late into the night.
noun
- The sport or activity of flying in a glider (an aircraft without an engine).
- The club offers lessons in both hang gliding and traditional gliding.
- Gliding requires skill in using air currents to stay aloft.
- She took up gliding last summer and now flies every weekend.
- The action of moving smoothly and continuously with little effort or noise.
- The gliding of the elevator was so smooth she didn't notice it moving.
- He watched the gliding of the skater's blades on the ice.
- The gliding of the swan across the lake was graceful.
adjective
- Moving or able to move smoothly and continuously.
- The gliding steps of the dancer were almost hypnotic.
- He admired the gliding flight of the paper airplane.
- The gliding motion of the snake fascinated the children.