Glide synonyms and antonyms
glīd
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A smooth, usually inclined track, surface, or chute down which to slide, as on a playground
The action of the verb to flow
plunge (antonym)
The definition of a plunge is a place for swimming or an act of diving or jumping into an activity.
debacle (antonym)
The definition of a debacle is a sudden downfall or a total failure.
shuffle (antonym)
The definition of a shuffle is an act of moving by dragging the feet, to act in a tricky manner, or a mixing up of things.
trot (antonym)
A gait, as of a horse, in which a front leg and the opposite hind leg are lifted at the same time
crash (antonym)
An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
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skitter (related)
The act or process of sinking.
A downward incline or passage; a slope:
loss of altitude
A gradual downward motion
landing operation
A gradual downward motion
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volplaning
A gradual downward motion
The act or an instance of swooping.
lurch (antonym)
To stagger
flounder (antonym)
Flounder is defined as to stumble or struggle to talk, make a lot of errors, or move in a clumsy way.
hurtle (antonym)
The definition of hurtle is to move very quickly, or to throw with great force.
(Obs.) To tear or rend as a cat does a mouse
Prowl is defined as to sneak about or search for prey.
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(In the plural) Material that floats in a liquid.
continuous motion
A smooth motion
smooth movement
A smooth motion
A being driven or carried along, as by a current of air or water or by circumstances
An instance of wafting; the action of something that wafts.
The ability to fly:
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The act of gliding while maintaining altitude, especially the sport of flying a heavier-than-air craft by using ascending currents of air.
A sliding, slithering motion
The definition of a zoom is a low humming sound or the act of making this sound.
To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of
To slide involuntarily and lose one's balance or foothold.
To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw.
A flow of water in a channel or bed, as a brook, rivulet, or small river.
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(Figuratively, intransitive) To increase continually.
lose altitude
To move downward gradually
(Intransitive) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating
(Intransitive) To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
Trip is defined as to catch your foot or someone else's on something and stumble or fall, or to make a mistake or to catch someone else in a mistake.
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To sail near or along a coast, esp. from port to port
To move quickly from one location to another.
To make (one's way) through the air or on wings:
To rise or fly into the air:
coast along
To move gently
drift along
To move gently
To manage or navigate (a boat or ship)
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To run or move swiftly; glide or skim along easily
To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
To travel over (a slope etc.) on skis; travel on skis at (a place), especially as a sport.
off-glide (related)
A glide coming immediately after a speech sound, in which the vocal organs resume their normal inactive position or take the position for articulating a following sound
on-glide (related)
A glide coming before a speech sound, in which the vocal organs take the position for forming that sound, either from their normal inactive position or from their position in articulating a preceding sound
To perform a glissade.
To deviate from a prescribed or accepted way:
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To move or run smoothly with unbroken continuity, as in the manner characteristic of a fluid.
To move or push along on wheels or rollers:
To creep is defined as to move slowly and quietly while close to the ground.
To stay hidden, ready to spring out, attack, etc.; lie in wait
To move with stealth or caution, like a cat
(Informal) To pull quickly
To sneak is defined as to move around or do something in a quiet or cowardly way.
To get or take secretly or artfully:
To work as a detective.
careful (related)
To maneuver gently and slowly into place
easy (related)
In a restrained or moderate manner:
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move (related)
To be disposed of by sale:
the activity of flying a glider
The sport of managing a sailboat, as for racing
fly (related)
paddle (related)
swing (related)
flutter (related)
fly up (related)
zig-zagging (related)
jerk (antonym)
A sharp, abrupt movement; quick pull, twist, push, etc.
hit (antonym)
To attack:
shimmy (related)
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