Word a Day
glide
What does glide mean?
glide (verb): to move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use glide in a sentence?
- A bird can glide through the air without moving its wings. (Tatoeba sentence #278219 by CM, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce glide?
/ɡlaɪd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does glide come from?
From Middle English gliden, from Old English glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰleydʰ-.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to glide
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “glide”?
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What does “glide” mean?
to move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly
Right! That's what “glide” means.
to stop either temporarily or permanently
Not quite: that's what halt means.
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
Not quite: that's what warn means.
fall or descend to a lower place or level
Not quite: that's what sink means.
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