gliding

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gliding

  • /ˈɡlɑɪdɪŋ/

Rhymes with -aɪdɪŋ

Where it comes from

From glide + -ing.

noun glidings

  1. countable, uncountable The action or motion of something that glides.
  2. countable, uncountable The hobby, sport, or act of flying a glider.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of glide

adjective

  1. not comparable That moves or changes with a glide.
  2. not comparable Employing flexitime. gliding shifts; gliding hours; gliding time

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: soaring, sailing, sailplaning, sliding, hovering, hang, glider, flying, skimming, drifting, floating, wafting, glissading, slithering, planing, coasting

Translations

Every language

noun hobby, sport, or act of flying a glider

한국어글라이딩 geullaiding, 활공 hwalgong
日本語滑空 kakkū, グライディング guraidingu
Françaisvol à voile
DeutschSegelflug

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Chicago

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@misc{gliding_2026,
  title = {gliding},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gliding},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}