- present participle of glide.
gliding
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As Weber explains, "they send the newly formed nuclei of their daughter cells gliding across long distances to repopulate the damaged area of the brain and knit the astrocyte network back together."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Its Instagram channel shared reels of Roger Federer and other stars gliding across the court to popular 1990s Bollywood hits.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
It’s gliding along the water, occasionally changing direction or ruffling its feathers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
It is not normal that he is gliding and sliding and then charging around the baseline, running to the net to meet drop shots, and still sending down second serves at 122 mph.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
“You are moving forward, gliding across Texcoco Lake, where your mother’s people made their home.”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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