gliding

/ ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ /

noun

1. the sport of flying in a glider

Example Sentences

There’s something special about gliding down the slopes in the sunshine.

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No stirring during the break after the first movement as members of the local New National Theatre Chorus walked on stage with the ceremonial slow gliding movements of acolytes in a temple.

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North Korea’s hypersonic gliding warheads can be a particularly potent threat, as they are designed to evade interception—which would complicate the U.S. and its allies’ defenses, according to the Japanese government.

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This particular massage, with its copious use of oil, is less about targeting muscle groups than gliding through the inner workings of the body, without friction.

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The scenes follow her attempts to shake off her dependency on Xavier, gliding in an elegant but wispy and uncentered way between memories, philosophical maunderings and embellishments of imagined interactions.

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