# gliding

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡlɑɪdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #24,171

## Definitions
1. The action or motion of something that glides.
2. The hobby, sport, or act of flying a glider.

## Etymology
From glide + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **glowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gliding-vs-glowing)
- **guiding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gliding-vs-guiding)
- **grading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gliding-vs-grading)
- **Golding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gliding-vs-golding)
- **Gooding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gliding-vs-gooding)
- **grinding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gliding-vs-grinding)
- **giving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giving-vs-gliding)
- **gaining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaining-vs-gliding)
- **glaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaring-vs-gliding)
- **glazing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glazing-vs-gliding)
- **gelding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gelding-vs-gliding)
- **gilding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilding-vs-gliding)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ggliding`, `gldiing`, `glidding`, `glidign`, `glidingg`, `glidinng`, `glidnig`, `gliidng`, `glliding`, `lgiding`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gliding