Gliding — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the activity of flying a glider

move smoothly and effortlessly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈuːnə/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈaɪdɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈaɪdɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈuːnə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sailing sailplaning soaring glide

Parts of Speech

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

glide	verb	fly in or as if in a glider plane
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

die Tätigkeit, ein Segelflugzeug zu fliegen

🇫🇷French

glissement

l'activité de piloter un planeur

🇪🇸Spanish

deslizándose

la actividad de volar un planeador

🇮🇹Italian

planare

l'attività di pilotare un aliante

🇳🇱Dutch

zweefvliegen

de activiteit van het vliegen met een zweefvliegtuig

🇵🇹Portuguese

planar

a atividade de pilotar um planador

🇷🇺Russian

скользящий

занятие полетом на планере

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सरकना

ग्लाइडर उड़ाने की गतिविधि

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্লাইডিং

একটি গ্লাইডার উড়ন্ত কার্যকলাপ

🇮🇳Tamil

சறுக்குதல்

ஒரு கிளைடர் பறக்கும் செயல்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్లైడింగ్

గ్లైడర్‌ను ఎగురవేయడం యొక్క కార్యాచరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

सरकणे

ग्लायडर उडवण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગ્લાઈડિંગ

ગ્લાઈડર ઉડવાની પ્રવૃત્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ಲೈಡಿಂಗ್

ಗ್ಲೈಡರ್ ಹಾರುವ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്ലൈഡിംഗ്

ഒരു ഗ്ലൈഡർ പറക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਾਈਡਿੰਗ

ਇੱਕ ਗਲਾਈਡਰ ਉੱਡਣ ਦੀ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

گلائڈنگ

گلائیڈر اڑانے کی سرگرمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

滑翔

驾驶滑翔机的活动

🇯🇵Japanese

滑空

グライダーを操縦する活動

🇰🇷Korean

활공

글라이더를 날리는 활동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lướt đi

hoạt động lái tàu lượn

🇹🇭Thai

ร่อน

กิจกรรมการบินเครื่องร่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

meluncur

aktivitas menerbangkan pesawat layang

🇲🇾Malay

meluncur

aktiviti menerbangkan glider

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزلق

نشاط الطيران بالطائرة الشراعية

🇮🇷Persian

سر خوردن

فعالیت پرواز با گلایدر

🇹🇷Turkish

kayma

planör uçurma etkinliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

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