Gliding
7 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Flying or moving through the air smoothly without engine power, or moving along a surface with effortless smoothness.
“She watched an eagle gliding on the warm thermals high above the valley.”
Pronunciation
Syllables
glid·ing
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Wordle
Ends in -ING. Contains GLIDE. Two I vowels. A common present participle of a familiar word.
Scrabble
Worth 10 points. The -ING suffix is the most common in English. D and G are both useful consonants.
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