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gliding

British  
/ ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ /

noun

  1. the sport of flying in a glider

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Some scientists thought these fish-eating creatures may have been fully aquatic, gliding through deep waters to snare prey.

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Jonah tried to remember if he’d seen the mail truck gliding through the neighborhood.

From Literature

Selkie twisted and shot up underneath, gliding Nim through the waves: thumping over, ducking under.

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"Everyone loves the feeling of flying, of gliding, it’s magical," he says.

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I was drifting farther and farther away, like I was gliding up to heaven.

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