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Added 9 October 2026

glide

/ˈɡlaɪd/ noun

In Latin: lābor Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about glide at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A vowellike sound that serves as a consonant.
The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it.
his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill
The activity of flying a glider.

verb

Move smoothly and effortlessly.
Fly in or as if in a glider plane.
Cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly.

Origin

From Middle English gliden, from Old English glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰleydʰ-. Cognate with West Frisian glide, glydzje, Low German glieden, Dutch glijden, German gleiten, Norwegian Nynorsk gli, Danish glide, Swedish glida, Finnish liitää.

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