glide

Universal Words verb, noun verb [V] [usually +adv./prep.] 1 to move smoothly and quietly, especially as though it takes no effort: Swans went gliding past. * The skaters were gliding over the ice. 2 (of birds or aircraft) to fly using air currents, without the birds moving their wings or the aircraft using the engine: An eagle was gliding high overhead. * The plane managed to glide down to the runway. noun 1 [sing.] a continuous smooth movement: the graceful glide of a skater 2 [C] (phonetics) a speech sound made while moving the tongue from one position to another