French Meaning of glide
glisser
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Definitions and Meaning of glide in English
glide (n)
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
the activity of flying a glider
glide (v)
move smoothly and effortlessly
fly in or as if in a glider plane
cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
glide (n.)
The glede or kite.
The act or manner of moving smoothly, swiftly, and without labor or obstruction.
A transitional sound in speech which is produced by the changing of the mouth organs from one definite position to another, and with gradual change in the most frequent cases; as in passing from the begining to the end of a regular diphthong, or from vowel to consonant or consonant to vowel in a syllable, or from one component to the other of a double or diphthongal consonant (see Guide to Pronunciation, // 19, 161, 162). Also (by Bell and others), the vanish (or brief final element) or the brief initial element, in a class of diphthongal vowels, or the brief final or initial part of some consonants (see Guide to Pronunciation, // 18, 97, 191).
Movement of a glider, aeroplane, etc., through the air under gravity or its own movement.
glide (v. i.)
To move gently and smoothly; to pass along without noise, violence, or apparent effort; to pass rapidly and easily, or with a smooth, silent motion, as a river in its channel, a bird in the air, a skater over ice.
To pass with a glide, as the voice.
To move through the air by virtue of gravity or momentum; to volplane.
FAQs About the word glide
glisser
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant, the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it, the activity of flying a glider, mo
dériver,flux,Voile,glisser,brise,pinceau,côte,Croisière,mouche,course
Flet,boiteux,Lutte,trébucher,Piétiner,bois,piétiner,Mélanger,Timbre,piétiner
gliddery => glissant, glidder => planeur, glidden => glissait, glib-tongued => Mielleux, glibness => glibeté,
