0 past simple and past participle of glide
1 to move easily without stopping and without effort or noise:
2 to fly by floating on air currents instead of using power from wings or an engine:
Unlike other spacecraft, the shuttle can glide back through the atmosphere, land safely, and be reused.
He glided away in a silvery flash.
The tower room and the ballroom, where generations of dancing couples glided elegantly, have been revamped.
They made clear their decisions as to which direction they wanted to take, so the markets glided into sustainable rates.
It was simply abolished by omission—glided over as if it had never been.
She glided gently over public borrowing.
He made a cross-over in front of multiple defenders and just glided to the hoop with ease.
She glided on and off the stage like an apparition.
He glided through water with a bunch of rushes or a lily-leaf over his head until he was close enough to pull down a water-bird.
