a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
Used in a Sentence
glide
How to use glide in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for glide.
Editorial note
This lets you hold the mouse button down and "glide around".
Examples12
Definitions6
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of glide gathered in one view.
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
the activity of flying a glider
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for glide.
noun
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
See also: semivowel
noun
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
noun
the activity of flying a glider
See also: gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing
verb
move smoothly and effortlessly
verb
fly in or as if in a glider plane
verb
cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
Example sentences
This lets you hold the mouse button down and "glide around".
It's pitch-black outside and pouring rain and the glide scope is down.
The kind where you just glide along, "turning the crank" not really learning anything for a long, long time.
If they don't they will end up on the wrong side of the inflection point and on a glide slope to obsolescence.
When I'm letting it glide, I'm unconcerned about things going in the wrong direction and am happy when they do.
The large wingspan minimizes induced drag and lets it glide extremely efficiently, just like the U-2.
Most people do not get into startups because they are the glide path to AmaGooFaceSoft careers.
It's all about the creaky-voiced long alveolar glide with mid front unrounded vowel and glottal stop.
I'm sure you could make a robotic glider that used the meteorological principles that glider pilots use to move around without engines.
If you rewind the clock one day or one year from the point of separation you probably cannot fundamentally change the glide slope that results in an exit from the company.
The "Albatross" technique would only be a small part of this - glider pilots have extensively studied techniques for moving around without an engine, and there are lots of them.
"Inside: "Horsepuckey, YC company, cry me more tears about your inability to find tens of thousands of dollars when you're a mortal lock on a seed round and presumably on the glide path to an A.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use glide in a sentence?
This lets you hold the mouse button down and "glide around".
What does glide mean?
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
What part of speech is glide?
glide is commonly used as noun, verb.