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to glissade

to glissade

8.6
To slide down a snowy slope carefully
  • verb
  • /ɡlɪˈsɑːd/
  • Specialized
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  • On their alpine adventure, the group took turns glissading down the glistening snowfield, laughter echoing through the crisp air.

Examples

  • With the adagio of oars, creaking and splashing, we glissaded towards the lake island.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The skiers watched as he expertly glissaded down the powdery slope, enjoying the thrill of the descent.

  • After reaching the summit, she decided to glissade down the mountain, feeling the cold wind rush past her.

Synonyms

to slide
vsto glissade
716 1.0

To move smoothly along a surface

go smoothly down a slope in a controlled way

Antonyms

to ascend
54 4.0

To move upward to a higher place, for example up a hill or into the sky

How Controlled

to glissade
  • Specialized
8.6
to descend
150 2.7
slide
5 1.0
slip
8 1.0
to fall
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

glissade infinitive
glissaded past
glissaded past participle
glissading present participle
glissades third person singular

Etymology

Glissade comes from the French verb glisser 'to slide' and is like the English word glide, so to glissade down a snowy hill is to slide smoothly and in control.