adj
Meaning 1
That moves or changes with a glide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
gliding
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɡlɑɪdɪŋ/
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rhymes with -aɪdɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: G L AY1 D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Employing flexitime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: employment
Examples
- gliding shifts; gliding hours; gliding time
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The action or motion of something that glides.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
The hobby, sport, or act of flying a glider.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of glide
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
the activity of flying a glider
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: glide, sailplaning, soaring, sailing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flight, flying
Narrower terms: hang gliding, parasailing, paragliding
History
Etymology
From glide + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: purjelentäminen — hobby, sport, or act of flying a glider
- French: vol à voile — hobby, sport, or act of flying a glider
- Polish: szybownictwo — hobby, sport, or act of flying a glider
- Swedish: glidflygning — hobby, sport, or act of flying a glider
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