glide
verb (used without object)
to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater.
am gliding
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present progressiveof glide (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Southern California disappears below me, and in moments I am gliding above Earth, enveloped in stars and the twilight-blue hues of our planet’s horizon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
"It gives me a sense of freedom when I am gliding along the surface," he said.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2023
May 3rd.—Are you still shivering in the cold, while I am gliding through the calm sea under an awning, and going against a breeze sufficiently light to do no more than fan us pleasantly?
From Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin by James, Eighth Earl of Elgin
I am gliding through this winding little Ichamati, this streamlet of the rainy season.
From Glimpses of Bengal Selected from the Letters of Sir Rabindranath Tagore by Tagore, Rabindranath
