Glide as a noun means a smooth movement, often quiet, like when someone walks softly.
He took a glide across the floor.
Her glide was quiet and soft.
Glide means to fly smoothly without using engines. Birds and some planes can glide by moving with the wind.
The plane can glide through the sky.
The eagle glides above the mountains.
To glide can mean to move smoothly without stopping. This can describe how a hand moves or how a voice sounds.
Her hand glides over the piano keys.
His voice glides softly in the song.
In language, a glide is a sound between vowels and consonants. It helps speakers move smoothly between sounds when talking.
The word 'yes' starts with a glide sound.
Glides help connect vowels in speech.
Glide can mean a smooth slide down snow or ice, like when skiing or sliding down a hill.
The skier enjoyed the glide down the hill.
Watch the smooth glide on the snow.
Glide here means a slow and smooth change or move, often without people noticing it much.
There was a glide towards better conditions.
The policy showed a glide in enforcement.
