A bird can glide through the air without moving its wings.
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Glide
//ˈɡlaɪd//
Synonyms for "glide" (271 found)
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dorsaldriftelapseendureepenthetic vowelexpireexplosiveferryfishtailingflatflitfloatflowflow onflowingflyfootfrontghostgive no trouble
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glidingglissadeglissandoglossalglottalglottalizationgo bygo easilygo like clockworkgo ongumshoegutturalhardheavyhighhophoverhydroplaneice skateice-skateintonatedjetlabiallabializationlabiodentallabiovelarlandslidelandsliplapselaryngeallastlaterallaxlightlingualliquidlowmanner of articulationmidmodificationmonophthongmonophthongalmorphophonememousemutemutednarrownasalnasalizednavigatenose diveocclusiveopenoxytonepalatalpalatalizedparasitic vowelpasspass by
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peakpharyngealpharyngealizationpharyngealizedphonephonemephonemicphoneticphonicpitchpitchedplaneplosiveplow the deepposttonicpower divepresent no difficultiespress onproceedprothetic vowel
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Verb(1 words)
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Translations
91 translations across 33 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- սահել verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
Bulgarian
4 entries- гмуркане noun ((fencing) An attack or preparatory movement)
- плъзгане noun (The act of gliding)
- нося се леко verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
- планирам verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
Catalan
2 entries- lliscar verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
- planar verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 滑动 verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
- 滑翔 verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
- 滑行 verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
Czech
4 entries- klouzání noun (The act of gliding)
- sklouznutí noun (The act of gliding)
- skluz noun (The act of gliding)
- klouzat verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
Danish
3 entries- glide noun (The act of gliding)
- glide verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
- svæve verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
Dutch
2 entries- glijden verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
- zweven verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
Esperanto
1 entries- gliti verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
Finnish
4 entries- liito noun (The act of gliding)
- liitäminen noun (The act of gliding)
- liitää verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
- liitää verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
French
2 entries- glisser verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
- planer verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
Galician
1 entries- planar verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
German
3 entries- gleiten verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
- gleiten verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
- gleiten lassen verb (To cause to glide)
Hebrew
1 entries- דָּאָה verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
Indonesian
1 entries- luncuran noun (The act of gliding)
Italian
4 entries- librarsi (in aria) verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
- muoversi con fluidità verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
- planare verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
- scivolare verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
Japanese
2 entries- 滑空 noun (The act of gliding)
- 滑空する verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
Latin
1 entries- lābor verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
Macedonian
3 entries- лизгање noun (The act of gliding)
- лизга verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
- слизнува verb (To cause to glide)
Malay
1 entries- geluncuran noun (The act of gliding)
Middle English
1 entries- gliden verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
Māori
4 entries- naki verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
- rereangi verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
- rōnaki verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
- tauihi verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
Old English
1 entries- glidan verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
Portuguese
2 entries- deslizar verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
- planar verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
Quechua
1 entries- awankay verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
Romanian
4 entries- alunecare noun (The act of gliding)
- glisaj noun (The act of gliding)
- glisare noun (The act of gliding)
- aluneca verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
Russian
4 entries- плани́рование noun (The act of gliding)
- скольже́ние noun (The act of gliding)
- плани́ровать verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
- скользи́ть verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
Sanskrit
1 entries- ध्रजति verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
Slovak
4 entries- kľzanie noun (The act of gliding)
- sklz noun (The act of gliding)
- skĺznutie noun (The act of gliding)
- kĺzať verb (To cause to glide)
Spanish
4 entries- deslizada noun ((phonology) Non-nuclear sound)
- deslizante noun ((phonology) Non-nuclear sound)
- vocoide noun ((phonology) Non-nuclear sound)
- deslizar verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
Swedish
2 entries- glida verb (To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly)
- glidflyga verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
Thai
1 entries- ร่อน verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
Turkish
1 entries- süzülmek verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
Vietnamese
3 entries- liệng verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
- lướt verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
- lượn verb (To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
All in the golden afternoon / Full leisurely we glide; / For both our oars, with little skill, / By little arms are plied, / While little hands make vain pretence / Our wanderings to guide.
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Tom watched the skaters glide across the ice.
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Pale at the sight we fly; unswerving, these / glide on and seek Laocoon. First, entwined / in stringent folds, his two young sons they seize, / with cruel fangs their tortured limbs to grind.
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