sailing vs glide

sailing and glide both are nouns.

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

As nouns, sailing and glide are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of sailing include gliding, sailplaning, soaring.

sailing (noun)	glide (noun)
riding in a sailboat	the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
the work of a sailor	the activity of flying a glider
the departure of a vessel from a port	a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
the activity of flying a glider

sailing (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