glide

Noun

• the activity of flying a glider

• the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
  • his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill
    
  • the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope
    

• a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

Verb

• cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

• fly in or as if in a glider plane

• move smoothly and effortlessly

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  gliding , sailplaning , soaring , sailing , slide , coast , semivowel