glide
Collocations
5ADJ.
over, quicker, round, watched
VERB + GLIDE
filled, pen
GLIDE + NOUN
conversation, hairpin, ice, water
PREP.
across, around, in, off, through, with, with
ADV.
away, easily, gracefully
Definitions
verb
To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
The river glideth at his own sweet will:
It is odd how easily the common-places of morality or of sentiment glide off in conversation. Well, they are "exceedingly helpful," and so Lord Avonleigh found them.
To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish.
The tide was out, and we drew up amid the strong bracing smell of seaweed, with gulls screeching, wheeling around, and gliding on the wind.
To cause to glide.
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.
name
A census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The river glideth at his own sweet will:
WiktionaryIt is odd how easily the common-places of morality or of sentiment glide off in conversation. Well, they are "exceedingly helpful," and so Lord Avonleigh found them.
WiktionaryThe water over which the boats glided was black and smooth, rising into huge foamless billows, the more terrible because they were silent.
WiktionaryA bird can glide through the air without moving its wings.
Tatoeba · #278219Tom watched the skaters glide across the ice.
Tatoeba · #5682188The clouds drift round, and they glide by, surrounded by light and the blue sky.
Tatoeba · #8589847