26984 words

glides

10 definitions • 15 examples
1
to move easily without stopping and without effort or noise:

Examples:

She came gliding gracefully into the ballroom in a long, flowing gown.
I love my new pen - it just glides across/over the paper.
2
to move or progress without difficulty or effort:

Examples:

Some people glide effortlessly through life with no real worries.
3
to fly by floating on air currents instead of using power from wings or an engine:

Examples:

We saw a condor gliding high above the mountains.
glide through Unlike other spacecraft, the shuttle can glide back through the atmosphere, land safely, and be reused.
4
In cricket, if a batter glides the ball, they hit it quickly and lightly at an angle so that it goes behind them with only a small change of direction:

Examples:

He glided the delivery for four.
She glided a short-pitched delivery down to fine leg for a single.
5
to move from one musical note to another in a smooth and connected manner:

Examples:

The pianos glided up and down the scale effortlessly.
They practised gliding from their lowest note to their highest note.
6
a long, easy, smooth movement across a surface that makes no noise:

Examples:

Every dancer wants the glorious glide of a Fred Astaire or a Ginger Rogers.
7
the action of floating on air currents, rather than using power from wings or an engine:

Examples:

He reached the canyon's edge and went into his glide.
8
a sound that is similar to a vowel but marks the start of a syllable:

Examples:

In English, the sound /j/ in "yes" or "due" is a glide.
9
a movement from one musical note to another in a smooth and connected manner, or a curved line written over or under musical notes to show that they must be played in this way:

Examples:

The children were asked to distinguish between upward and downward glides.
A glissando is a glide from one pitch to another.
10
to move easily and continuously, as if without effort:

Examples:

She glided along on her skates.

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