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glidingly

/ˈɡɫaɪdɪŋli/ adv

With a motion that glides.

Word Origin Glide comes from Proto-Germanic 'glīdan', meaning to move smoothly—you can almost see the effortless motion. Adding -ing and -ly turns it into an adverb: glidingly, in a gliding manner. The PIE root *ghel- also gives us words like glass and glow, all suggesting smooth, shining surfaces.

adv With a motion that glides.

The figure skater moved glidingly across the ice, leaving a trail of elegance.

(副词) 滑行地

花样滑冰运动员在冰面上优雅地滑行，留下一道优雅的轨迹。

(adverbio) Con un movimiento que se desliza.

La patinadora se deslizó elegantemente sobre el hielo, dejando un rastro de elegancia.

(adverbe) en glissant [Avec un mouvement fluide et continu, comme en glissant sans effort.]

Le patineur artistique se déplaçait glidingly sur la glace, laissant une traînée d'élégance.

(Adverb) gleitend; schwebend [Auf eine Weise, die sich gleitend oder fließend bewegt.]

Die Eiskunstläuferin glitt **glidingly** über das Eis und hinterließ eine Spur von Eleganz.

(副詞) 滑るように、滑らかに動く様子で

フィギュアスケーターは氷上を滑るように動き、優雅な軌跡を残した。

(advérbio) deslizantemente; suavemente; de modo deslizante [Com um movimento deslizante; de modo deslizante.]

A patinadora deslizou suavemente pelo gelo, deixando um rastro de elegância.

Synonyms: smoothly fluidly effortlessly gracefully slidingly Antonyms: jerkily awkwardly clumsily haltingly
Word parts: glide + ing + ly

Related words

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