There is a tendency for people to think that hang gliding is dangerous.
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Gliding
//ˈɡlɑɪdɪŋ//
Synonyms for "gliding" (27 found)
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4 translations across 4 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- purjelentäminen noun (hobby, sport, or act of flying a glider)
French
1 entries- vol à voile noun (hobby, sport, or act of flying a glider)
Polish
1 entries- szybownictwo noun (hobby, sport, or act of flying a glider)
Swedish
1 entries- glidflygning noun (hobby, sport, or act of flying a glider)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The flatboat carrying the two silent men went on gliding atop the dark waters as the moonlit night slowly wore on.
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Or would I were a little burnish'd apple For you to pluck me, gliding by so cold, While sun and shade your robe of lawn will dapple, Your robe of lawn, and your hair's spun gold.
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Tom took up hang gliding.
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