NYT Dictionary

GLIDE

/ˈɡlaɪd/
VerbNounGLEYEDGrade 6

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English gliden, from Old English glīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *glīdan, from Proto-Germanic *glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰleydʰ-. Cognate with West Frisian glide, glydzje, Low German glieden, Dutch glijden, German gleiten, Norwegian Nynorsk gli, Danish glide, Swedish glida, Finnish liitää.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coastslidesemivowelsemiconsonantglidingsailplaningsoaringsailingacrobaticsadvance

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles:

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