glide vs gliding

glide and gliding both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
glide	Yes	No	Yes	No
gliding	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, glide and gliding are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of glide include sailing, sailplaning, soaring.

glide (noun)	gliding (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it	the activity of flying a glider
the activity of flying a glider
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

glide (verb)	gliding (verb)
move smoothly and effortlessly
fly in or as if in a glider plane
cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly