ALL meanings of gliding
glide
G g - noun gliding The sport of flying in a glider. 1
- verb without object gliding to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater. 1
- verb without object gliding to pass by gradual or unobservable change (often followed by along, away, by, etc.). 1
- verb without object gliding to move quietly or stealthily or without being noticed (usually followed by in, out, along, etc.). 1
- verb without object gliding Aeronautics. to move in the air, especially at an easy angle downward, with less engine power than for level flight, solely by the action of air currents and gravity, or by momentum already acquired. to fly in a glider. 1
- verb without object gliding Music. to pass from one note to another without a break. 1
- verb with object gliding to cause to glide. 1
- noun gliding air sport: hang gliding 1
- noun gliding a gliding movement, as in dancing. 1
- noun gliding motion: smooth, graceful 1
- noun gliding a dance marked by such movements. 1
- noun gliding Music. slur (def 10a). 1
- noun gliding Phonetics. a speech sound having the characteristics of both a consonant and a vowel, especially w in wore and y in your, and, in some analyses, r in road and l in load; semivowel. a transitional sound heard during the articulation linking two phonemically contiguous sounds, as the y- sound often heard between the i and e of quiet. 1
- noun gliding a calm stretch of shallow, smoothly flowing water, as in a river. 1
- noun gliding an act or instance of gliding. 1
- noun gliding Metallurgy. slip1 (def 49). 1
- noun gliding a smooth metal plate, as on the bottom of the feet of a chair or table, to facilitate moving and to prevent scarring of floor surfaces. 1
- noun gliding a metal track in which a drawer, shelf, etc., moves in or out. 1
- uncountable noun gliding Gliding is the sport or activity of flying in a glider. 0
- noun gliding the sport of flying in a glider 0
- noun gliding The action or motion of something that glides. 0
- noun gliding The hobby, sport, or act of flying a glider. 0
- verb gliding present participle of glide. 0