glide

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glide / glīd/ • v. 1. [intr.] move with a smooth continuous motion, typically with little noise: a few gondolas glided past. ∎  [tr.] cause to move with a smooth continuous motion.2. [intr.] make an unpowered flight, either in a glider or in an aircraft with engine failure. ∎  (of a bird) fly through the air with very little movement of the wings.• n. [in sing.] 1. a smooth continuous movement. ∎  an unpowered maneuver in an aircraft. ∎  a flight in a glider or unpowered aircraft. ∎  a smooth continuous step in ballroom dancing.2. Phonet. a sound produced as the vocal organs move toward or away from articulation of a vowel or consonant, for example / y/ in mute / myoōt/ .

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