Definition of Gliding. Meaning of Gliding. Synonyms of Gliding

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Definition of Gliding

Gliding
Glide Glide, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glided; p. pr. & vb. n. Gliding.] [AS. gl[=i]dan; akin to D. glijden, OHG. gl[=i]tan, G. gleiten, Sw. glida, Dan. glide, and prob. to E. glad.] 1. To move gently and smoothly; to pass along without noise, violence, or apparent effort; to pass rapidly and easily, or with a smooth, silent motion, as a river in its channel, a bird in the air, a skater over ice. The river glideth at his own sweet will. --Wordsworth. 2. (Phon.) To pass with a glide, as the voice.

Meaning of Gliding from wikipedia

- Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring...
- gliders or sailplanes. Gliding may also refer to: Gliding flight, flight in the absence of thrust Gliding motility of microbes. Gliding (vehicle), a natural...
- Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised, fixed-wing heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang...
- animals are capable of aerial locomotion, either by powered flight or by gliding. This trait has appeared by evolution many times, without any single common...
- Gliding flight is heavier-than-air flight without the use of thrust; the term volplaning also refers to this mode of flight in animals. It is emplo****...
- Gliding On is a New Zealand sitcom that aired from 1981 to 1985. It was written by Roger Hall and adapted from his play Glide Time, and directed by Tony...
- There are many different types of gliding possum, sometimes referred to as volplane possum, flying phalangers, or simply as gliders, endemic to Australia...
- "Gliding Over All" is the eighth episode and mid-season finale of the fifth season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad, and the 54th...
- Gliding motility is a type of translocation used by microorganisms that is independent of propulsive structures such as flagella, pili, and fimbriae....
- Gliding Bird is the debut studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris, released in 1970 on Jubilee Records (JGS-8031.) Her...