Meaning of gliding,,,.....??
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[ I usually + adv/prep ] to move easily without stopping and without effort or noise: She came gliding gracefully into the ballroom in a long, flowing gown. I love my new pen - it just glides across/over the paper.
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glide
/ɡlʌɪd/
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verb
gerund or present participle: gliding
1.
move with a smooth, quiet continuous motion.
"a few gondolas glided past"
Similar:
slide
move smoothly
slip
sail
float
drift
flow
coast
freewheel
roll
skim
skate
glissade
Opposite:
hurtle
move (something) with a smooth continuous motion.
"slide your hands firmly across the shoulders then glide them down"
Similar:
slide
move smoothly
slip
sail
float
drift
flow
coast
freewheel
roll
skim
skate
glissade
Opposite:
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 with very little movement of the wings.
"gulls are gliding birds"
Similar:
soar
wheel
plane
fly
Origin
Old English glīdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch glijden and German gleiten .