"gliding" in the noun sense
1. glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing
the activity of flying a glider
"gliding" in the verb sense
1. glide
move smoothly and effortlessly
2. glide
fly in or as if in a glider plane
3. glide
cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
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