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Tuesday word: Glissade
Tuesday, Mar. 18, 2025
Glissade (noun, verb)
glissade [ gli-sahd, -seyd ]
noun
1. a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
2. Dance. a sliding or gliding step.
verb (used without object), glissaded, glissading.
1. to perform a glissade.
Other Words From
glis·sad er noun
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Origin: 1830–40; < French, equivalent to gliss ( er ) to slip, slide + -ade -ade
Example Sentences
For the glissade, Nancy glided over a few feet to the left.
From Literature
In the book, she glissades past this defining moment, which I would have liked to see her hold for a few more counts.
From Washington Post
From hiking a few miles to learning how to use an ice ax and glissade down a mountain, we trained and grew stronger together to ultimately reach the summit.
From Seattle Times
As I contemplated how to avoid glissading down the mountain, my phone powered down due to the cold and I lost my GPS tracker.
From Seattle Times
At about 7 a.m., around 300 dancers — boys and girls, men and women — took turns glissading across the concrete at 44th Street and Seventh Avenue, which was transformed into a scene from “Fame.”
From New York Times
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
Glissade (noun, verb)
glissade [ gli-sahd, -seyd ]
noun
1. a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
2. Dance. a sliding or gliding step.
verb (used without object), glissaded, glissading.
1. to perform a glissade.
Other Words From
glis·sad er noun
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: 1830–40; < French, equivalent to gliss ( er ) to slip, slide + -ade -ade
Example Sentences
For the glissade, Nancy glided over a few feet to the left.
From Literature
In the book, she glissades past this defining moment, which I would have liked to see her hold for a few more counts.
From Washington Post
From hiking a few miles to learning how to use an ice ax and glissade down a mountain, we trained and grew stronger together to ultimately reach the summit.
From Seattle Times
As I contemplated how to avoid glissading down the mountain, my phone powered down due to the cold and I lost my GPS tracker.
From Seattle Times
At about 7 a.m., around 300 dancers — boys and girls, men and women — took turns glissading across the concrete at 44th Street and Seventh Avenue, which was transformed into a scene from “Fame.”
From New York Times
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
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