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glijden.

to slide

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɣlɛi̯.də(n)/

  1. to slide

    intransitive

  2. to slide

    transitive

  3. to lapse

    figuratively · intransitive
    De verbijstering gleed van haar gezicht.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch gliden, from Old Dutch *glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleydʰ-.

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