how to pronounce glide

/ɡlaɪd/

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glide is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of glide in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… networks a clearer national glide path …”

meaning of glide

Glide means to move smoothly and without effort.

glide frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word glide occurs in english on average 2.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics glide can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that glide can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;