n.
Pronunciation: ' gl ī d
Function: verb
Inflected Form: glid · ed ; glid · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gl ī dan; akin to Old High German gl ī tan to glide
Date: before 12th century
intransitive verb
1 : to move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly <swans gliding over the lake>
2 : to go or pass imperceptibly <hours glided by>
3 a of an airplane : to descend gradually in controlled flight b : to fly in a glider
4 : to produce a glide (as in music or speech)
transitive verb : to cause to glide