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
“But I realized for the first time that the glacier is gliding — really, really slowly — on this water underneath sediments. And the sound has presence, like a creature. I totally fell in love.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
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
It looks like the trio of mallards is gliding through painted water.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
