Words / B2

GLYD/ɡlaɪd/

To glide is to move smoothly and quietly, with little apparent effort: glide across; a glider. Slide often needs a surface; soar is higher in the air. The model did not glide without lift data in the physics practical. Mix-up: slide / collide; glide vs glyde as a brand. Do not write glide for a clumsy stumble in the source.

Meaning

To move smoothly and quietly, with little apparent effort.

Examples

• “The model did not glide without lift data in the physics practical.”
• “Swans glide across the lake in the poem, which is the literature sense.”

Good to know

glide across / over / through; a glider; gliding. Close: slide / soar. Trap: collide. Physics, PE, and literature. Smooth low-effort movement, not a crash.

Near in meaning

slide, soar, coast

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