Collocations for "glide"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "glide" in context.
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glide
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- glide through the [water, air, sky]
- glide across the [water, sky, ice]
- glide on the [water, ice]
- the [bird, plane, skater] glides
- glide over the [mountain, desert, canyon]
- glide [smoothly, easily, effortlessly, gently]
- glide like [an eagle, a bird, a swan]
- glides on [wheels, runners, casters, rollers]
- [cream, lotion, lipstick] glides on easily
- glide [by, past]
- [feel] his hands gliding over [me, my body]
- glides down your throat
- glide down the [slope, hill]
- in a [long, smooth] glide
- the glide back to [Earth, the ground]
- the glide of the [plane, hawk, eagle]
- a [hawk, crow] -like glide
- the [movement, rhythm, pace] increased to a glide
- [on, off] the glide path
- the total glide time
- glide [steps, stepping]
'glide' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):