glide
[ glahyd ]
/ glaɪd /
verb (used without object), glid·ed, glid·ing.
verb (used with object), glid·ed, glid·ing.
to cause to glide.
noun
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Origin of glide
First recorded before 900; Middle English gliden (verb), Old English glīdan; cognate with German gleiten
synonym study for glide
1. See slide.
OTHER WORDS FROM glide
glid·ing·ly, adverbun·glid·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for glide
glide
/ (ɡlaɪd) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of glide
glidingly, adverbWord Origin for glide
Old English glīdan; related to Old High German glītan
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