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
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
I think it's his movement, the way he was gliding past people and looking like he was, it was all good fun.
From BBC ● May 5, 2025
From the outside, it looked as though Adam Alter was gliding along.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
Great wingbeats told of another arrival, and then he was gliding beside her: the gray goose daemon.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
