glide

English

/ˈɡlaɪd/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
  • (intransitive) To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish.
  • (transitive) To cause to glide.
  • (phonetics) To pass with a glide, as the voice.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gliden inherited from Old English glīdan (glide) inherited from *glīdan inherited from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną (glide, slide) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleydʰ-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰleydʰ-

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