Gliding Synonyms and Antonyms

To proceed with ease, especially of expression
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. sailing
  2. soaring
  3. rolling
  4. flowing
To maneuver gently and slowly into place
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. slipping
  2. sliding
  3. easing
To move in a smooth, effortless manner:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. sliding
The activity of flying a glider
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. glide
  2. sailplaning
  3. soaring
  4. sailing

Gliding Sentence Examples

  • Its gliding motion suggested the winding river.

  • Above him there was now nothing but the sky--the lofty sky, not clear yet still immeasurably lofty, with gray clouds gliding slowly across it.

  • These cracks coincide with planes of easy separation or of gliding in the crystal; they are especially useful in helping to determine the crystallographic orientation of a cleavage flake of mica when crystal faces are absent.

  • An aide-de-camp approached with gliding steps and offered him a gold snuffbox, which he took.

  • They are flattened oval in form, circling with gliding motion over the surface film of the water, and occasionally diving, when they carry down with them a bubble of air.

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