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glissading

glissading is the present participle and gerund of glissade.

Meaning of glissade

Verb

glissade (third-person singular simple present glissades, present participle glissading, simple past and past participle glissaded)

  1. To perform a glissade.
    • Flinging himself on hands and knees he dragged the girl down with him. As he did so two of her companions came sliding down to their assistance, and the four glissaded back to the deckhouse as the following roll began.1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 5, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC

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Questions about glissading

What is glissading the present participle and gerund of?
Glissading is the present participle and gerund of glissade.

Words near glissading in the dictionary

  1. glissade
  2. glissaded
  3. glissader
  4. glissaders
  5. glissades
  6. glissading
  7. glissandi
  8. glissando
  9. glissando babbler
  10. glissandoed
  11. glissandoes

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