Downglide

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A downward glide.

    "Assuming that upglides signal tentativeness, interpersonal meaning and doubt, stereotypical belief would expect women to favour upglides rather than downglides."

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"Assuming that upglides signal tentativeness, interpersonal meaning and doubt, stereotypical belief would expect women to favour upglides rather than downglides."

Etymology

From down + glide.

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