glide.
To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
Meaning & usage
To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish.
To cause to glide.
To pass with a glide, as the voice.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English gliden, from Old English glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰleydʰ-. Cognate with West Frisian glide, glydzje, Low German glieden, Dutch glijden, German gleiten, Norwegian Nynorsk gli, Danish glide, Swedish glida, Finnish liitää.
The act of gliding.
A transitional sound, especially a semivowel.
An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact.
A bird, the glede or kite.
A kind of cap affixed to the base of the legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor while being moved.
The joining of two sounds without a break.
A smooth and sliding step in dancing the waltz.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English gliden, from Old English glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰleydʰ-. Cognate with West Frisian glide, glydzje, Low German glieden, Dutch glijden, German gleiten, Norwegian Nynorsk gli, Danish glide, Swedish glida, Finnish liitää.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.