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flying vs glide

glide vs flying

flying and glide both are nouns.

flying is an adjective but glide is not an adjective.

flying is not a verb while glide is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flying Yes Yes No No
glide Yes No Yes No
As nouns, glide is a hyponym of flying; that is, glide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flying:
  • flying: an instance of traveling by air
  • glide: the activity of flying a glider
Other hyponyms of flying include acrobatics, aerobatics, stunt flying, stunting, blind flying, blind landing, ballooning, fly-by, flyover, flypast, gliding, sailing, sailplaning, soaring, maiden flight, overflight, pass, solo, sortie, low level flight, terrain flight.
flying (noun) glide (noun)
an instance of traveling by air the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
the activity of flying a glider
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
flying (adjective) glide (adjective)
hurried and brief
moving swiftly
flying (verb) glide (verb)
move smoothly and effortlessly
fly in or as if in a glider plane
cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
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