Glide — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌmʃuːz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈaɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈaɪd/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈʌmʃuːz/.

Examples

his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill
the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sailplaning soaring semivowel gliding sailing slide coast

Parts of Speech

noun	a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
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”
noun	the activity of flying a glider
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

Word Forms

slide	verb	move smoothly along a surface
glide	verb	cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
coast	verb	move effortlessly; by force of gravity
sailplane	verb	fly a plane without an engine
soar	verb	fly by means of a hang glider
glide	noun	the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
glider	noun	aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
gliding	noun	the activity of flying a glider

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gleiten

ein vokalartiger Laut, der als Konsonant dient

🇫🇷French

glisser

un son semblable à une voyelle qui sert de consonne

🇪🇸Spanish

planeo

un sonido parecido a una vocal que sirve como consonante

🇮🇹Italian

scivolare

un suono simile a una vocale che funge da consonante

🇳🇱Dutch

glijden

een klinkerachtig geluid dat als medeklinker dient

🇵🇹Portuguese

deslizar

um som semelhante a uma vogal que serve como consoante

🇷🇺Russian

скользить

гласный звук, выполняющий роль согласной

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फिसलन

एक स्वर-जैसी ध्वनि जो व्यंजन के रूप में कार्य करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্লাইড

একটি স্বরবর্ণ শব্দ যা একটি ব্যঞ্জনবর্ণ হিসেবে কাজ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

சறுக்கு

மெய்யாக செயல்படும் உயிர் போன்ற ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్లైడ్

హల్లులా పనిచేసే అచ్చులాంటి ధ్వని

🇮🇳Marathi

सरकणे

स्वरसारखा आवाज जो व्यंजन म्हणून काम करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સરકવું

સ્વર જેવો અવાજ જે વ્યંજન તરીકે કામ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ಲೈಡ್

ವ್ಯಂಜನವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಸ್ವರ ತರಹದ ಧ್ವನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്ലൈഡ്

വ്യഞ്ജനാക്ഷരമായി വർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സ്വരാക്ഷര ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਾਈਡ

ਇੱਕ ਸਵਰ ਵਰਗੀ ਧੁਨੀ ਜੋ ਵਿਅੰਜਨ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گلائیڈ

ایک سر کی طرح کی آواز جو ایک حرف کے طور پر کام کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

滑行

充当辅音的类似元音的声音

🇯🇵Japanese

滑る

子音として機能する母音のような音

🇰🇷Korean

활주

자음 역할을 하는 모음 같은 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lướt đi

một âm thanh giống như nguyên âm đóng vai trò là phụ âm

🇹🇭Thai

เหิน

เสียงสระที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นพยัญชนะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

meluncur

bunyi seperti vokal yang berfungsi sebagai konsonan

🇵🇭Filipino

dumausdos

isang tunog na parang patinig na nagsisilbing katinig

🇲🇾Malay

meluncur

bunyi seperti vokal yang berfungsi sebagai konsonan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أنسل

صوت حرف العلة الذي يعمل بمثابة حرف ساكن

🇮🇷Persian

سر خوردن

صدای مصوت که به عنوان صامت عمل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

süzülmek

ünsüz görevi gören ünlü benzeri bir ses

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִדאוֹת

צליל דמוי תנועות המשמש כעיצור

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