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.
are gliding
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present progressiveof glide.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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Next comes marching forward on the ice, then, before you know it, skaters are gliding, picking up speed each session.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2021
The International Skating Union’s new system, adopted in 2004, rewards difficult, higher-risk moves, especially in the latter part of the program when skaters are gliding across the ice on tired legs.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2018
Ptychozwooms are gliding gekkotans that use large membranes and limb and tail flaps to cover distance in the treetops.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 1, 2013
It will look as if the tanks are gliding across on top of the currents.
From Time Magazine Archive
Men are gliding through the world disinterestedly, day by day, and they know not, often care not to know, that there are devoted hearts existing on their memories alone.
From Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense by Vera, [pseud.]
