Standard Lemma guide

inglide

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • ĭn′glīd′
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland: /ˈɪnˌɡlaɪ̯d/
  • Canada: /ˈɪnˌɡlʌɪ̯d/
  • Scotland: /ˈɪnˌɡlʌi̯d/
  • Scotland: /ˈɪnˌɡləi̯d/
  • Australian: /ˈɪnˌɡlɑe̯d/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈənˌɡlaɪ̯d/
  • India: /ˈɪnˌɡlajɖ/
  • rhymes with -aɪd
  • rhymes with -ɪnɡlaɪd

1

noun

Meaning 1

A brief transitional sound that precedes the main vowel in a diphthong or syllable, typically a short vowel-like segment at the onset of a nucleus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To glide softly or serenely into or upon something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, obsolete, poetic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From in- + glide.