glided
past simple and past participle ofglide
glide
verb
uk/ɡlaɪd/us/ɡlaɪd/glideverb(MOVE)
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
tomoveeasilywithoutstoppingand withouteffortornoise:
She came glidinggracefullyinto theballroomin along,flowinggown.
Ilovemy newpen- it just glidesacross/over thepaper.
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
tomoveorprogresswithoutdifficultyoreffort:
Somepeopleglideeffortlesslythroughlifewith norealworries.
Advancing and moving forward
- advancing
- beeline
- come
- come over
- come up
- cruise
- gain
- gain onsomeone/something
- ghost
- glide
- head
- make forsomewhere/something
- make towardssomething/someone
- proceed
- progress
- pull
- push
- run
- slide
- stream
glideverb(FLY)
[I]
toflybyfloatingonaircurrentsinsteadof usingpowerfromwingsor anengine:
Wesawacondorgliding high above themountains.
Unlike otherspacecraft, theshuttlecan glide backthroughtheatmosphere,landsafely, and bereused.
Air sports
- base jumper
- base jumping
- glide
- gliding
- hang-gliding
- parachute
- paraglider
- paragliding
- paramotor
- paramotoring
- parapente
- parascending
- powered paraglider
- powered paragliding
- PPG
- skydiver
- skydiving
- slow roll
- wingsuiting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Movement through the air
Air travel: aviation
Examplesofglided
glided
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Heglidedaway in a silvery flash.
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The tower room and the ballroom, where generations of dancing couplesglidedelegantly, have been revamped.
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They made clear their decisions as to which direction they wanted to take, so the marketsglidedinto sustainable rates.
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It was simply abolished by omission—glidedover as if it had never been.
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Sheglidedgently over public borrowing.
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He made a cross-over in front of multiple defenders and justglidedto the hoop with ease.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sheglidedon and off the stage like an apparition.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Heglidedthrough water with a bunch of rushes or a lily-leaf over his head until he was close enough to pull down a water-bird.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It changed back to gliding configuration normally,glidedback to the spaceport, and landed safely at 08:34.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He then shut down the engines andglidedto the peak altitude.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Amidst this sea of light the famous shipglidedinto the harbor.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His early pictures are not so rare but that we can trace how heglidedfrom one period to the other.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Itglided5 km, turned round, came back and landed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The author has the eventsglidedinto the playful by his gently irony.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Otherwise, the underlying stem will usually be doubled and subsequentlyglidedin order to avoid a hiatus, resulting in the form "kakkyai" for please write.
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- input variable
- input variable
- inquest
- inquire
- inquire-after
- inquire after sb
- inquire-after-sb
- inquire after someone
- inquired
- inquire-into
- inquire into something
- inquire into sth
- inquire-into-sth
- inquirer
- inquire within
- inquire-within
- inquiring
- inquiringly
- insurance settlement
- insurance settlement
- insurance underwriter
- insurance-underwriter
- insure
- insure-against
- insure against something