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.
was gliding
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past progressiveof glide.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Mayor Richard J. Daley was gliding toward easy re-election and was also benefiting from generous TV time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
Liverpool were struggling to break through the visitors but, in those tight spaces, Wirtz was gliding past Wolves players like they were not there.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
It was near midnight, and he was gliding between stalls and bodegas, activating the city’s Muslim community—roughly 9 percent of New Yorkers—with his now signature mix of warmth and urgency.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2025
Io was gliding around the studio on her Razor-style scooter, giggling wildly.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
A lone seagull was gliding along the river’s edge, flipping a wing to correct itself as it went.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
