gliding

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.

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

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gliding

Noun

the sport of flying in a glider

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gliding - the activity of flying a glider       sailplaning, soaring, glide, sailing 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 n → Segelfliegen nt

gliding [ˈglaɪdɪŋ] n (AVIAT) → volo a vela