glide

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

glide [glide glides glided gliding] verb, noun BrE [ɡlaɪd] NAmE [ɡlaɪd]
verb
1. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) to move smoothly and quietly, especially as though it takes no effort
•Swans went gliding past.
•The skaters were gliding over the ice.
2. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) (of birds or aircraft)to fly using air currents, without the birds moving their wings or the aircraft using the engine
•An eagle was gliding high overhead.
•The plane managed to glide down to the runway.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English glīdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch glijden and German gleiten.

Example Bank:
•a swan gliding serenely past
•Boats were gliding gracefully on the lake.
•He cut the engines and glided silently into the clearing.
•The ball glided into the back of the net.
•The blade glided easily over my skin.
•The dancers glided smoothly across the floor.
•The swan spread its wings and glided gently downward.

 
noun
1. singular a continuous smooth movement
•the graceful glide of a skater
2. countable (phonetics)a speech sound made while moving the tongue from one position to another
compare ↑diphthong

Word Origin:
Old English glīdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch glijden and German gleiten.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing, slide, coast, semivowel