gliding
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Some scientists thought these fish-eating creatures may have been fully aquatic, gliding through deep waters to snare prey.
From Barron's
Jonah tried to remember if he’d seen the mail truck gliding through the neighborhood.
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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.
From Barron's
I was drifting farther and farther away, like I was gliding up to heaven.
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