glide
The act of glidingThe act of gliding.
» Tom doesn't want Mary to go hang gliding.
Том не хотів, щоб Мері полетіла на дельтаплані.
Meaning
7 sensesThe act of gliding.
скольже́ниеskolʹžénije, плани́рованиеplanírovanije
A transitional sound, especially a semivowel.
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact.
A bird, the glede or kite.
A kind of cap affixed to the base of the legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor while being moved.
The joining of two sounds without a break.
A smooth and sliding step in dancing the waltz.
Examples
57 sentencesTom doesn't want Mary to go hang gliding.
Том не хотів, щоб Мері полетіла на дельтаплані.
I nearly killed myself hang gliding.
I almost killed myself hang gliding.
I can't picture Tom hang gliding.
Do you consider hang gliding dangerous?
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English gliden, from Old English glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, froFrom Middle English gliden, from Old English glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰleydʰ-.
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