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gliding

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glide  (gld)
v. glid·ed, glid·ing, glides
v.intr.
1. To move in a smooth, effortless manner: a submarine gliding through the water. See Synonyms at slide.
2. To move silently and furtively.
3. To occur or pass imperceptibly.
4. To fly without propulsion. Used of an aircraft.
5. Music To blend one tone into the next; slur.
6. Linguistics To articulate a glide in speech.
v.tr.
To cause to move or pass smoothly, silently, or imperceptibly.
n.
1. The act of gliding.
2. Music A slur.
3. Linguistics
a. The transitional sound produced by passing from the articulatory position of one speech sound to that of another.
b. See semivowel.

[Middle English gliden, from Old English gldan; see ghel-2 in Indo-European roots.]

gliding
Noun
the sport of flying in a glider
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.glidinggliding - the activity of flying a glider      
flying, flight - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
hang gliding - gliding in a hang glider
paragliding, parasailing - gliding in a parasail
Translations
gliding [ˈglaɪdɪŋ] n (AVIAT) → vuelo sin motor
gliding [ˈglaɪdɪŋ] n (Aviat) → vol m à voile
gliding [ˈglaɪdɪŋ] glide nSegelfliegen nt
gliding [ˈglaɪdɪŋ] n (AVIAT) → volo a vela


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A Serpent gliding past the nest from its hole in the wall ate up the young unfledged nestlings.
The exquisite stillness in the cool old church was as the peace in our hearts, and the rippling sound of the sunlit leaves outside seemed like the very murmur of the stream of life down which we dreamed of gliding together from that hour.
Instead a lusty cry for greater speed ahead urged the sinuous muscles gliding beneath the sleek brown hides; and when Muda Saffir rose to the surface with a cry for help upon his lips Ninaka shouted back to him in derision, consigning his carcass to the belly of the nearest crocodile.
 
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