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.
is gliding
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present progressiveof glide (3rd 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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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
At the story's close, Joanna is gliding slowly through a supermarket, telling an acquaintance that she no longer does photography because "housework's enough for me."
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2022
It is gliding serenely, undeviatingly, along a rigid track laid down at the beginning of time.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2021
Decades after she hoisted her umbrella and ascended into the clouds, a certain magical nanny is gliding onto the big screen again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2018
The low winter sun has turned her sails to gold, and she is gliding toward us on the wind.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
